diff --git a/gnome-applets.spec b/gnome-applets.spec
index 506ee7e..cb57124 100644
--- a/gnome-applets.spec
+++ b/gnome-applets.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11)
 %ifnarch s390 s390x sparc64
 BuildRequires:  kernel-tools-devel
 %endif
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Requires:       gnome-panel%{?_isa} >= 3.37.0
 Requires:       hicolor-icon-theme