diff --git a/gitstats.spec b/gitstats.spec
index 0fe3113..6c63513 100644
--- a/gitstats.spec
+++ b/gitstats.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Patch0:     %{name}-%{version}-gitstats.patch
 BuildArch:  noarch
 
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/pod2man
+BuildRequires: make
 Requires:   python3
 Requires:   gnuplot >= 4.0.0
 Requires:   git >= 1.5.2.4