diff --git a/gnome-desktop.spec b/gnome-desktop.spec
index f360128..b97465d 100644
--- a/gnome-desktop.spec
+++ b/gnome-desktop.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ BuildRequires: gnome-doc-utils
 BuildRequires: gettext
 BuildRequires: gtk-doc
 BuildRequires: automake autoconf libtool intltool
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 The gnome-desktop package contains an internal library