diff --git a/libmongocrypt.spec b/libmongocrypt.spec
index 8058768..79bc2ed 100644
--- a/libmongocrypt.spec
+++ b/libmongocrypt.spec
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ BuildRequires: openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: cmake(bson-1.0) >= 1.11
 # for documentation
 BuildRequires: doxygen
+BuildRequires: make
 
 
 %description