diff --git a/abiword.spec b/abiword.spec
index 8c8c5aa..ee05ef4 100644
--- a/abiword.spec
+++ b/abiword.spec
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ BuildRequires: t1lib-devel
 BuildRequires: telepathy-glib-devel
 BuildRequires: wv-devel
 BuildRequires: zlib-devel
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Requires: libabiword = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Requires: python3-gobject-base