diff --git a/numactl.spec b/numactl.spec
index 01bc510..d835c72 100644
--- a/numactl.spec
+++ b/numactl.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ License:	GPLv2
 URL:		https://github.com/numactl/numactl
 Source0:	%{url}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:	libtool automake autoconf
 
 ExcludeArch: s390 %{arm}