diff --git a/libdaemon.spec b/libdaemon.spec
index fc23c81..dee76b9 100644
--- a/libdaemon.spec
+++ b/libdaemon.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Source0: http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/libdaemon/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 # Requires lynx to build the docs
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  lynx
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 libdaemon is a lightweight C library which eases the writing of UNIX daemons.