diff --git a/fpaste.spec b/fpaste.spec
index 74c1d18..0c50113 100644
--- a/fpaste.spec
+++ b/fpaste.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ License:    GPLv3+
 URL:        https://pagure.io/%{name}
 Source0:    https://pagure.io/%{name}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
+
 Requires:    python3
 
 %description