diff --git a/libe-book.spec b/libe-book.spec
index 74b671e..abd5e18 100644
--- a/libe-book.spec
+++ b/libe-book.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(librevenge-generators-0.0)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(librevenge-stream-0.0)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libxml-2.0)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(zlib)
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 %{name} is a library for import of reflowable e-book formats.