diff --git a/libvma.spec b/libvma.spec
index 90a7415..9759c81 100644
--- a/libvma.spec
+++ b/libvma.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ BuildRequires: rdma-core-devel
 BuildRequires: systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libnl-3.0)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libnl-route-3.0)
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 libvma is a LD_PRELOAD-able library that boosts performance of TCP and