diff --git a/byacc.spec b/byacc.spec
index 816bb36..a099b73 100644
--- a/byacc.spec
+++ b/byacc.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ URL: http://invisible-island.net/byacc/byacc.html
 Source: ftp://invisible-island.net/byacc/byacc-%{byaccdate}.tgz
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 This package provides a parser generator utility that reads a grammar