diff --git a/astrometry.spec b/astrometry.spec
index 2546a92..2ea06d8 100644
--- a/astrometry.spec
+++ b/astrometry.spec
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpng)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(wcslib)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xrender)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zlib)
+BuildRequires:  make
 
 %if ! 0%{?bootstrap}
 BuildRequires:  astrometry-tycho2