diff --git a/matchbox-window-manager.spec b/matchbox-window-manager.spec
index e6aff4f..e468dfb 100644
--- a/matchbox-window-manager.spec
+++ b/matchbox-window-manager.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Source0:       %{name}-%{version}-%{alphatag}.tar.gz
 Patch1: matchbox-window-manager-1.2-keysyms.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig 
 BuildRequires:  expat-devel
 BuildRequires:  libmatchbox-devel >= %{libmatchbox_devel_ver}