diff --git a/mingw-pdcurses.spec b/mingw-pdcurses.spec
index d87f348..d57fe14 100644
--- a/mingw-pdcurses.spec
+++ b/mingw-pdcurses.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 
 Patch0001:      0001-build-sys-add-WINDRES-variable.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  mingw32-filesystem >= 95
 BuildRequires:  mingw32-gcc
 BuildRequires:  mingw32-binutils