diff --git a/suitesparse.spec b/suitesparse.spec
index a823d41..229e97b 100644
--- a/suitesparse.spec
+++ b/suitesparse.spec
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ License:        (LGPLv2+ or BSD) and LGPLv2+ and GPLv2+
 URL:            http://faculty.cse.tamu.edu/davis/suitesparse.html
 Source0:        http://faculty.cse.tamu.edu/davis/SuiteSparse/SuiteSparse-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++