diff --git a/dl_poly.spec b/dl_poly.spec
index 7e262f9..42b2617 100644
--- a/dl_poly.spec
+++ b/dl_poly.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ BuildRequires:	gcc-gfortran java-devel openmpi-devel desktop-file-utils
 %if %{with mpich}
 BuildRequires:	mpich-devel
 %endif
+BuildRequires: make
 Requires:	%{name}-common = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %global base_description \