diff --git a/xdg-user-dirs.spec b/xdg-user-dirs.spec
index 857f504..52df772 100644
--- a/xdg-user-dirs.spec
+++ b/xdg-user-dirs.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ License:	GPLv2+ and MIT
 URL:		http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/xdg-user-dirs
 Source0:	http://user-dirs.freedesktop.org/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	gettext
 BuildRequires:  docbook-style-xsl