diff --git a/slang.spec b/slang.spec
index 55c0c65..67f00fe 100644
--- a/slang.spec
+++ b/slang.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Source:		https://www.jedsoft.org/releases/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch1:		slang-getkey-memmove.patch
 # disable test that fails with SIGHUP ignored (e.g. in koji)
 Patch2:		slang-sighuptest.patch
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:	gcc libpng-devel pcre-devel zlib-devel
 %{?with_oniguruma:BuildRequires: oniguruma-devel}
 # static removed in 2.3.1a-3