diff --git a/startup-notification.spec b/startup-notification.spec
index 6a0300b..5cb1dd8 100644
--- a/startup-notification.spec
+++ b/startup-notification.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ URL: http://www.freedesktop.org/software/startup-notification/
 #VCS: git:git://git.freedesktop.org/git/startup-notification
 Source0: http://www.freedesktop.org/software/startup-notification/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 License: LGPLv2
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: libX11-devel
 BuildRequires: libXt-devel