diff --git a/memkind.spec b/memkind.spec
index 83e2ac4..aed722a 100644
--- a/memkind.spec
+++ b/memkind.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Version: 1.10.1
 Release: 2%{?checkout}%{?dist}
 License: BSD
 URL: http://memkind.github.io/memkind
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: automake libtool numactl-devel systemd gcc gcc-c++ daxctl-devel
 
 # Upstream testing of memkind is done exclusively on x86_64; other archs