diff --git a/nemiver.spec b/nemiver.spec
index 6efa6f0..511d4e3 100644
--- a/nemiver.spec
+++ b/nemiver.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Patch1:		0001-Use-RefPtr-bool-operator-in-the-conditions.patch
 ##
 ## We specify the minimum version of gtkmm24 because we are now using
 ## the tooltip and treeview APIs of gtkmm 2.12.7.
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	boost-devel
 BuildRequires:	boost-static