diff --git a/libldb.spec b/libldb.spec
index 8be0db7..e2f3b59 100644
--- a/libldb.spec
+++ b/libldb.spec
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ BuildRequires: doxygen
 BuildRequires: openldap-devel
 BuildRequires: libcmocka-devel
 BuildRequires: gnupg2
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Provides: bundled(libreplace)
 Obsoletes: python2-ldb < 2.0.5-1