diff --git a/goocanvas2.spec b/goocanvas2.spec
index 1d64d57..97a3768 100644
--- a/goocanvas2.spec
+++ b/goocanvas2.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ BuildRequires:  gettext, pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  gtk3-devel >= 2.91.3
 BuildRequires:  cairo-devel >= 1.4.0
 BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection-devel
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 GooCanvas is a new canvas widget for GTK+ that uses the cairo 2D library for