diff --git a/usb_modeswitch.spec b/usb_modeswitch.spec
index da06fc9..748e61d 100644
--- a/usb_modeswitch.spec
+++ b/usb_modeswitch.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Source1:	http://www.draisberghof.de/usb_modeswitch/device_reference.txt
 # Submitted upstream (2014-11-24)
 Patch0: device_reference-utf8.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	libusbx-devel
 # "tcl" or "jimsh"), use the light-weight installation: