diff --git a/ltrace.spec b/ltrace.spec
index da71b4f..9c3489e 100644
--- a/ltrace.spec
+++ b/ltrace.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ BuildRequires: elfutils-devel dejagnu
 BuildRequires: libselinux-devel
 BuildRequires: autoconf automake libtool
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
+BuildRequires: make
 
 # Note: this URL needs to be updated for each release, as the file
 # number changes for each file.  Full list of released files is at: