diff --git a/fabtests.spec b/fabtests.spec
index b7073a0..4ead57f 100644
--- a/fabtests.spec
+++ b/fabtests.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Patch0:         0001-adjust-shebang-lines-in-rft_yaml_to_junit_xml-and-ru.patch
 BuildRequires:  libfabric-devel >= %{version}
 BuildRequires:  valgrind-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 Fabtests provides a set of examples that uses libfabric - a high-performance