diff --git a/wget.spec b/wget.spec
index 99b9ec1..58c3fd4 100644
--- a/wget.spec
+++ b/wget.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Patch5: wget-1.20.3-fix-verbosity-with---no-verbose.patch
 Provides: webclient
 Provides: bundled(gnulib) 
 # needed for test suite
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: perl-lib, perl-English, perl-HTTP-Daemon, python3
 BuildRequires: gnutls-devel, pkgconfig, texinfo, gettext, autoconf, libidn2-devel, libuuid-devel, perl-podlators, libpsl-devel, libmetalink-devel, gpgme-devel, gcc, zlib-devel