diff --git a/sblim-cmpi-base.spec b/sblim-cmpi-base.spec
index ebeb6ef..3981f59 100644
--- a/sblim-cmpi-base.spec
+++ b/sblim-cmpi-base.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Patch8:         sblim-cmpi-base-1.6.4-fix-get-os-install-date.patch
 # Patch9: fixes possible null pointer dereferences after strstr calls
 Patch9:         sblim-cmpi-base-1.6.4-fix-possible-null-dereference.patch
 Requires:       cim-server sblim-indication_helper
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  perl-generators
 BuildRequires:  sblim-cmpi-devel sblim-indication_helper-devel
 BuildRequires:  autoconf automake libtool pkgconfig