diff --git a/gconfmm26.spec b/gconfmm26.spec
index b508c45..ee9f390 100644
--- a/gconfmm26.spec
+++ b/gconfmm26.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  glibmm24-devel >= 2.6.4
 BuildRequires:  gtkmm24-devel >= 2.4.0
 BuildRequires:  GConf2-devel >= 2.4.0
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 This package provides a C++ interface for GConf2. It is a sub-package