diff --git a/intltool.spec b/intltool.spec
index 78043f9..e8d746c 100644
--- a/intltool.spec
+++ b/intltool.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ BuildRequires: perl-generators
 BuildRequires: perl(Getopt::Long)
 BuildRequires: perl(XML::Parser)
 BuildRequires: gettext
+BuildRequires: make
 # http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=568845
 # Dropping this patch per the last comment on that thread:
 # Martin Pitt: As the reporter of the bug I close this, as the new API du jour is gsettings,