diff --git a/xrestop.spec b/xrestop.spec
index e5c122e..e692a55 100644
--- a/xrestop.spec
+++ b/xrestop.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ License: GPLv2+
 URL: http://www.freedesktop.org/Software/xrestop
 Source0: %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel libXres-devel libXext-devel libX11-devel
 BuildRequires: libXau-devel