diff --git a/emacs-slime.spec b/emacs-slime.spec
index 091c6b2..b77c8fc 100644
--- a/emacs-slime.spec
+++ b/emacs-slime.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Source0:         https://github.com/slime/slime/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz#/%{pk
 BuildRequires:   emacs texinfo common-lisp-controller
 # for testing
 BuildRequires:   sbcl
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Requires:        emacs(bin) >= %{_emacs_version} common-lisp-controller