diff --git a/audiofile.spec b/audiofile.spec
index f2a7dcd..1073cb5 100644
--- a/audiofile.spec
+++ b/audiofile.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: libtool
 BuildRequires: alsa-lib-devel
 BuildRequires: flac-devel
+BuildRequires: make
 # optional for rebuilding manual pages from .txt
 #BuildRequires: asciidoc