diff --git a/libevent.spec b/libevent.spec
index 540d5f4..dcc250e 100644
--- a/libevent.spec
+++ b/libevent.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ License:        BSD and ISC
 URL:            http://libevent.org/
 Source0:        https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/download/release-%{version}-stable/libevent-%{version}-stable.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 # Needed for ./autogen.sh:
 BuildRequires:  automake libtool