diff --git a/ibsim.spec b/ibsim.spec
index 1304630..ef8cf7c 100644
--- a/ibsim.spec
+++ b/ibsim.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Patch0027: 0027-run_opensm.sh-remove-opensm-c-option.patch
 
 Url: https://github.com/linux-rdma/ibsim
 BuildRequires: libibmad-devel, libibumad-devel, gcc
+BuildRequires: make
 
 # RDMA is not currently built on 32-bit ARM: #1484155
 ExcludeArch: s390 %{arm}