diff --git a/gnome-user-docs.spec b/gnome-user-docs.spec
index 935aa63..5b90d7b 100644
--- a/gnome-user-docs.spec
+++ b/gnome-user-docs.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  itstool
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  yelp-tools
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 This package contains end-user documentation for the GNOME desktop