diff --git a/syslinux.spec b/syslinux.spec
index b62eceb..b4715cb 100644
--- a/syslinux.spec
+++ b/syslinux.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Patch0006: 0006-Replace-builtin-strlen-that-appears-to-get-optimized.patch
 # in noarch packages are a reason to stop the build.
 %define _binaries_in_noarch_packages_terminate_build 0
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: git
 %ifarch %{buildarches}
 BuildRequires:  gcc