diff --git a/popt.spec b/popt.spec
index dd049a9..1bae4ae 100644
--- a/popt.spec
+++ b/popt.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Release:        2%{?dist}
 License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/rpm-software-management/popt/
 Source0:        http://ftp.rpm.org/popt/releases/popt-1.x/%{name}-%{srcver}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gettext