diff --git a/libieee1284.spec b/libieee1284.spec
index b17eed0..5fe7f58 100644
--- a/libieee1284.spec
+++ b/libieee1284.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Patch1: libieee1284-strict-aliasing.patch
 Patch2: libieee1284-aarch64.patch
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: xmlto
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 The libieee1284 library is for communicating with parallel port devices.