diff --git a/libirman.spec b/libirman.spec
index f2888ba..0c49fc5 100644
--- a/libirman.spec
+++ b/libirman.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.
 
 BuildRequires:  autoconf, automake, libtool
 BuildRequires:  lirc-devel >= 0.9.4
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 Runtime libraries for accessing the IrMan hardware.