diff --git a/libaio.spec b/libaio.spec
index db26e5c..7ec949b 100644
--- a/libaio.spec
+++ b/libaio.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Patch1: libaio-install-to-destdir-slash-usr.patch
 Patch2: libaio-remove-nostartfiles-nostdlib-from-build-flags.patch
 
 BuildRequires: gcc
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 The Linux-native asynchronous I/O facility ("async I/O", or "aio") has a