diff --git a/ctags.spec b/ctags.spec
index 8073786..5b9a2bd 100644
--- a/ctags.spec
+++ b/ctags.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Patch5: ctags-5.8-memmove.patch
 Patch6: ctags-5.8-format-security.patch
 Patch7: ctags-CVE-2014-7204.patch
 BuildRequires: gcc
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 Ctags generates an index (or tag) file of C language objects found in