diff --git a/brltty.spec b/brltty.spec
index 924b5e7..60f0bcc 100644
--- a/brltty.spec
+++ b/brltty.spec
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ Version: %{api_version}
 License: LGPLv2+
 Requires: brlapi%{?_isa} = %{api_version}-%{release}
 BuildRequires: ocaml
+BuildRequires: make
 Summary: OCaml binding for BrlAPI
 %description -n ocaml-brlapi
 This package provides the OCaml binding for BrlAPI.