diff --git a/postgres-decoderbufs.spec b/postgres-decoderbufs.spec
index c34ad0f..6e3f347 100644
--- a/postgres-decoderbufs.spec
+++ b/postgres-decoderbufs.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ URL:		https://github.com/debezium/postgres-decoderbufs
 
 Source0:	https://github.com/debezium/%{name}/archive/v%{full_version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:	gcc
 BuildRequires:	postgresql-devel >= 9.6, postgresql-server-devel >= 9.6
 BuildRequires:	protobuf-c-devel