diff --git a/ghemical.spec b/ghemical.spec
index 3e94ebd..9b51965 100644
--- a/ghemical.spec
+++ b/ghemical.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ BuildRequires:  mopac7-devel >= 1.14
 BuildRequires:  mpqc-devel
 BuildRequires:  liboglappth-devel >= 0.98
 BuildRequires:  openbabel-devel >= 2.2
+BuildRequires: make
 Requires:       libghemical >= 2.99.1
 Requires:       hicolor-icon-theme
 Requires:       xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi