diff --git a/lxc.spec b/lxc.spec
index 4850538..131cedf 100644
--- a/lxc.spec
+++ b/lxc.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Source0:        http://linuxcontainers.org/downloads/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        lxc-net
 Patch0:         lxc-2.0.7-fix-init.patch
 Patch1:         lxc-4.0.1-fix-lxc-net.patch
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  docbook2X
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  kernel-headers