diff --git a/libpreludedb.spec b/libpreludedb.spec
index e817ea1..f0de512 100644
--- a/libpreludedb.spec
+++ b/libpreludedb.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Patch4:         libpreludedb-5.2.0-Add-pkg-config-file.patch
 Patch5:         libpreludedb-5.2.0-fix-test_rwlock1.patch
 Patch6:         libpreludedb-5.2.0-fix_thread_create.patch
 Patch7:         libpreludedb-5.2.0-Clean_libpreludedb-config.patch
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  bison