diff --git a/nv-codec-headers.spec b/nv-codec-headers.spec
index 4bb028d..985777f 100644
--- a/nv-codec-headers.spec
+++ b/nv-codec-headers.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Source0:        %url/archive/n%{version}/%{name}-n%{version}.tar.gz
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
        
+BuildRequires:  make
 
 %description
 FFmpeg version of headers required to interface with Nvidias codec APIs.