diff --git a/libocxl.spec b/libocxl.spec
index dd30a37..0aabe81 100644
--- a/libocxl.spec
+++ b/libocxl.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:  ppc64le
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 Access library which allows to implement a user-space