diff --git a/pbzip2.spec b/pbzip2.spec
index 7cd0f6b..e183323 100644
--- a/pbzip2.spec
+++ b/pbzip2.spec
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Release:	3%{?dist}
 Summary:	Parallel implementation of bzip2
 URL:		https://launchpad.net/pbzip2
 License:	BSD
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	bzip2-devel
 Source0:	https://launchpad.net/pbzip2/1.1/%{version}/+download/pbzip2-%{version}.tar.gz