diff --git a/perl-LMDB_File.spec b/perl-LMDB_File.spec
index 2999788..803ff3c 100644
--- a/perl-LMDB_File.spec
+++ b/perl-LMDB_File.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Patch1:         LMDB_File-0.12-Fix-passing-mdb_strerror-value-to-croak.patch
 # BZ1524377
 ExcludeArch:    armv7hl i686
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libdb-devel
 BuildRequires:  lmdb-devel >= 0.9.17