diff --git a/fontconfig.spec b/fontconfig.spec
index 60ff2d7..42bd073 100644
--- a/fontconfig.spec
+++ b/fontconfig.spec
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ BuildRequires:	fontpackages-devel
 BuildRequires:	autoconf automake libtool gettext
 BuildRequires:	gperf
 BuildRequires:  docbook-utils docbook-utils-pdf
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Requires:	fonts-filesystem freetype
 # Register DTD system-wide to make validation work by default