diff --git a/liblockfile.spec b/liblockfile.spec
index e67f46e..52a31f6 100644
--- a/liblockfile.spec
+++ b/liblockfile.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ URL:            http://packages.qa.debian.org/libl/liblockfile.html
 Source0:        http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libl/liblockfile/liblockfile_%{version}.orig.tar.gz
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 This library implements a number of functions found in -lmail on SysV