diff --git a/linuxdoc-tools.spec b/linuxdoc-tools.spec
index a037081..bfdee7a 100644
--- a/linuxdoc-tools.spec
+++ b/linuxdoc-tools.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ BuildRequires: flex flex-static sgml-common jade gawk groff autoconf automake te
 #need actual perl directory structure
 BuildRequires: perl-interpreter >= 4:5.10.1
 BuildRequires: perl-generators
+BuildRequires: make
 Requires: jade gawk groff
 Requires(post): %{_bindir}/texconfig-sys
 Requires(postun): %{_bindir}/texconfig-sys