diff --git a/lua-http.spec b/lua-http.spec
index bd1caa7..00b5e27 100644
--- a/lua-http.spec
+++ b/lua-http.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Patch2:         0002-throw_kill_connection.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  lua
 BuildRequires:  pandoc
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Requires:       lua-basexx >= 0.2.0
 Requires:       lua-binaryheap >= 0.3