diff --git a/libbpf.spec b/libbpf.spec
index b4d3169..aeec4cb 100644
--- a/libbpf.spec
+++ b/libbpf.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ License:        LGPLv2 or BSD
 URL:            https://github.com/%{githubname}/%{githubname}
 Source:         https://github.com/%{githubname}/%{githubname}/archive/v%{githubver}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  gcc elfutils-libelf-devel elfutils-devel
+BuildRequires: make
 
 # This package supersedes libbpf from kernel-tools,
 # which has default Epoch: 0. By having Epoch: > 0