diff --git a/lua-ldap.spec b/lua-ldap.spec
index 7ede563..b07df6f 100644
--- a/lua-ldap.spec
+++ b/lua-ldap.spec
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ program to:
 %package compat
 Summary:        LDAP client library for Lua 5.1, using OpenLDAP
 BuildRequires:  compat-lua-devel >= %{luacompatver}
+BuildRequires: make
 Requires:       lua(abi) = %{luacompatver}
 
 %description compat