diff --git a/cinnamon-translations.spec b/cinnamon-translations.spec
index 19f365b..8829b71 100644
--- a/cinnamon-translations.spec
+++ b/cinnamon-translations.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ URL:            https://github.com/linuxmint/%{name}
 Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        http://packages.linuxmint.com/pool/main/m/mint-translations/mint-translations_%{_trans_version}.tar.xz
 BuildRequires:  gettext
+BuildRequires: make
 
 BuildArch:      noarch