diff --git a/freeipmi.spec b/freeipmi.spec
index d093837..a6b9531 100644
--- a/freeipmi.spec
+++ b/freeipmi.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Source3:          ipmiseld.service
 BuildRequires:    libgcrypt-devel texinfo systemd 
 %{?systemd_requires}
 BuildRequires:    gcc
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 The FreeIPMI project provides "Remote-Console" (out-of-band) and