diff --git a/libneurosim.spec b/libneurosim.spec
index 2ce9f34..8dabc24 100644
--- a/libneurosim.spec
+++ b/libneurosim.spec
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ Requires:       %{name}-common = %{version}-%{release}
 Summary:        %{name} built with mpich
 BuildRequires:  mpich-devel
 BuildRequires:  rpm-mpi-hooks
+BuildRequires: make
 Requires:       mpich
 Requires:       %{name}-mpich%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %description mpich-devel