diff --git a/log4cplus.spec b/log4cplus.spec
index 4195da3..753ddf4 100644
--- a/log4cplus.spec
+++ b/log4cplus.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ modeled after the Java log4j API.
 Summary: Development files for log4cplus C++ logging framework
 Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description devel
 This package contains headers and libraries needed to develop applications