diff --git a/open-vm-tools.spec b/open-vm-tools.spec
index c442ff2..889fafc 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools.spec
+++ b/open-vm-tools.spec
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:    %{ix86} x86_64
 
 Patch1:           %{name}-gcc11.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:    autoconf
 BuildRequires:    automake
 BuildRequires:    libtool