diff --git a/liboil.spec b/liboil.spec
index a8b6c09..7e757ad 100644
--- a/liboil.spec
+++ b/liboil.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Patch4: liboil-0.3.13-disable-ppc64-opts.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel, pkgconfig
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 Liboil is a library of simple functions that are optimized for various CPUs.