diff --git a/debootstrap.spec b/debootstrap.spec
index 69e0f56..6e2461f 100644
--- a/debootstrap.spec
+++ b/debootstrap.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Source0:        http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/debootstrap/debootstrap
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  fakeroot
+BuildRequires: make
 Requires:       gettext
 Requires:       perl-interpreter
 Requires:       wget