diff --git a/netpbm.spec b/netpbm.spec
index d8ce976..a730fa1 100644
--- a/netpbm.spec
+++ b/netpbm.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Patch17:         netpbm-jasper.patch
 Patch18:	 netpbm-userguide.patch
 Patch19:	 netpbm-libdir-so.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:   libjpeg-devel, libpng-devel, libtiff-devel, flex, gcc, jbigkit-devel
 BuildRequires:   libX11-devel, perl-generators, python3, jasper-devel, libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires:   perl(Config), perl(Cwd), perl(English), perl(Fcntl), perl(File::Basename)