diff --git a/pinentry.spec b/pinentry.spec
index 85ad531..4ce0442 100644
--- a/pinentry.spec
+++ b/pinentry.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source1: ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/pinentry/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2.sig
 # borrowed from opensuse
 Source10: pinentry-wrapper
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: gcr-devel
 BuildRequires: gtk2-devel