diff --git a/grep.spec b/grep.spec
index 9c99b20..8199d60 100644
--- a/grep.spec
+++ b/grep.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: pcre-devel >= 3.9-10, texinfo, gettext
 BuildRequires: autoconf automake glibc-all-langpacks
 BuildRequires: perl-FileHandle
+BuildRequires: make
 # https://fedorahosted.org/fpc/ticket/174
 Provides: bundled(gnulib)
 # for backward compatibility (rhbz#1540485)