diff --git a/icu.spec b/icu.spec
index fb2f144..71f97d2 100644
--- a/icu.spec
+++ b/icu.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Source1:   icu-config.sh
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: doxygen, autoconf, python3
+BuildRequires: make
 Requires: lib%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 Patch4: gennorm2-man.patch