diff --git a/astrometry-tycho2.spec b/astrometry-tycho2.spec
index 4f4731b..09a85c4 100644
--- a/astrometry-tycho2.spec
+++ b/astrometry-tycho2.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
 BuildRequires:  astrometry
 BuildRequires:  python3-astropy
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Requires:       astrometry