diff --git a/vala.spec b/vala.spec
index 891b725..60bd2d6 100644
--- a/vala.spec
+++ b/vala.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ License:        LGPLv2+ and BSD
 URL:            https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala
 Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/vala/0.48/vala-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  flex
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel