diff --git a/perftest.spec b/perftest.spec
index b2499d7..96cfc40 100644
--- a/perftest.spec
+++ b/perftest.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ License:        GPLv2 or BSD
 Source:         https://github.com/linux-rdma/perftest/releases/download/v4.4-0.36/perftest-4.4-0.36.g8c5bc10.tar.gz
 Url:            https://github.com/linux-rdma/perftest
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libibverbs-devel >= 1.2.0
 BuildRequires:  librdmacm-devel >= 1.0.21