diff --git a/iso-codes.spec b/iso-codes.spec
index 4ade6fb..7e8ac10 100644
--- a/iso-codes.spec
+++ b/iso-codes.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Source0:    https://salsa.debian.org/iso-codes-team/%{name}/-/archive/%{name}-%{
 
 BuildRequires: gettext
 BuildRequires: python3
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildArch: noarch
 
 # for /usr/share/xml