diff --git a/json-c.spec b/json-c.spec
index 33d74f5..8c6eaf8 100644
--- a/json-c.spec
+++ b/json-c.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ Patch0:         %{url}/commit/da4b34355da023c439e96bc6ca31886cd69d6bdb.patch#/%{
 Patch1:         %{url}/commit/f8c632f579c71012f9aca81543b880a579f634fc.patch#/%{name}-0.13.1-fix_incorrect_casts_in_calls_to_ctype_functions.patch
 Patch2:         %{url}/commit/8bd62177e796386fb6382db101c90b57b6138afe.patch#/%{name}-0.13.1-fix_typos.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  autoconf
+BuildRequires:  automake
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libtool
+BuildRequires:  make
 
 %description
 JSON-C implements a reference counting object model that allows you
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ hardlink -cvf %{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir}
 %changelog
 * Sun Apr 12 2020 Björn Esser <besser82@fedoraproject.org> - 0.13.1-11
 - Drop bootstrap logic, as the package is no dependency of @build anymore
+- Add some explicit BuildRequires, which were implicit
 
 * Sat Apr 11 2020 Björn Esser <besser82@fedoraproject.org> - 0.13.1-10
 - Add explicit configure switch to disable rdrand