diff --git a/jasper.spec b/jasper.spec
index 303877c..6f8a5b3 100644
--- a/jasper.spec
+++ b/jasper.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ BuildRequires: mesa-libGL-devel
 
 Requires: %{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 BuildRequires: gcc
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 This package contains an implementation of the image compression