diff --git a/speech-dispatcher.spec b/speech-dispatcher.spec
index b2796b2..2aed58f 100644
--- a/speech-dispatcher.spec
+++ b/speech-dispatcher.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Source1:       http://www.freebsoft.org/pub/projects/sound-icons/sound-icons-0.1
 
 Patch1:        0001-Remove-pyxdg-dependency.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: alsa-lib-devel
 BuildRequires: desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires: dotconf-devel