diff --git a/metacity.spec b/metacity.spec
index 3b4efd5..ab06a8d 100644
--- a/metacity.spec
+++ b/metacity.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Source0: https://download.gnome.org/sources/metacity/3.38/metacity-%{version}.ta
 
 License: GPLv2+
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(gtk+-3.0) >= 3.22.0
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(gio-2.0) >= 2.44.0
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(gsettings-desktop-schemas)