diff --git a/neuron.spec b/neuron.spec
index 38fda61..bdd441e 100644
--- a/neuron.spec
+++ b/neuron.spec
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Patch5:     0006-Do-not-generate-version-info-at-buildtime.patch
 # https://github.com/neuronsimulator/nrn/issues/114
 ExcludeArch:    mips64r2 mips32r2 s390
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  bison