diff --git a/hunspell-wa.spec b/hunspell-wa.spec
index 3889e1e..8d955e6 100644
--- a/hunspell-wa.spec
+++ b/hunspell-wa.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ License: LGPLv2+
 BuildArch: noarch
 Patch0: hunspell-wa-0.4.15-buildfix.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
+
 Requires: hunspell
 Supplements: (hunspell and langpacks-wa)