diff --git a/xdg-user-dirs-gtk.spec b/xdg-user-dirs-gtk.spec
index 3fc82c7..9e26b4c 100644
--- a/xdg-user-dirs-gtk.spec
+++ b/xdg-user-dirs-gtk.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Source0:	http://download.gnome.org/sources/xdg-user-dirs-gtk/%{version}/%{name}-
 Patch0: 0001-Make-the-Don-t-ask-again-checkbox-work-properly.patch
 
 Patch1: show-in-mate.patch
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:	gettext