diff --git a/asio.spec b/asio.spec
index 7642ffe..dfc276d 100644
--- a/asio.spec
+++ b/asio.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
 BuildRequires:  boost-devel
 BuildRequires:  perl-generators
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 The asio package contains a cross-platform C++ library for network programming