diff --git a/gperf.spec b/gperf.spec
index 336a71c..66488de 100644
--- a/gperf.spec
+++ b/gperf.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/gperf/
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 Gperf is a perfect hash function generator written in C++. Simply