diff --git a/gc.spec b/gc.spec
index 6d4582b..140ecd3 100644
--- a/gc.spec
+++ b/gc.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 ## https://www.hboehm.info/gc/ says: "Starting with 8.0, libatomic_ops is only required if the compiler does not understand C atomics."
 #BuildRequires: pkgconfig(atomic_ops) >= 7.4
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
+BuildRequires: make
 
 # rpmforge compatibility
 Obsoletes: libgc < %{version}-%{release}