diff --git a/emacs-common-ess.spec b/emacs-common-ess.spec
index 9a90544..6d69cf6 100644
--- a/emacs-common-ess.spec
+++ b/emacs-common-ess.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Patch0:         ess-18.10.2-install_el_files.patch
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  emacs
+BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  R-core
 BuildRequires:  texinfo-tex
 BuildRequires:  tex(latex)