diff --git a/libnftnl.spec b/libnftnl.spec
index a76a7b5..257a43a 100644
--- a/libnftnl.spec
+++ b/libnftnl.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Source0:        http://ftp.netfilter.org/pub/libnftnl/libnftnl-%{version}.tar.bz
 BuildRequires:  libmnl-devel
 BuildRequires:  jansson-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires: make
 
 # replace old libnftables package
 Provides: libnftables = %{version}-%{release}