diff --git a/libgpiod.spec b/libgpiod.spec
index 4e2a25f..0c15a69 100644
--- a/libgpiod.spec
+++ b/libgpiod.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ BuildRequires: libstdc++-devel
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
 BuildRequires: python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires: systemd-devel
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 libgpiod is a C library and tools for interacting with the linux GPIO character