diff --git a/kde-l10n.spec b/kde-l10n.spec
index 39402dc..7287dbe 100644
--- a/kde-l10n.spec
+++ b/kde-l10n.spec
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ BuildRequires: kf5-ki18n-devel
 # not sure why this is needed -- rex
 BuildRequires: qt5-qtbase-devel
 BuildRequires: qt5-qttools-devel
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Requires: kde-filesystem