diff --git a/lua-mpack.spec b/lua-mpack.spec
index cfeaf34..6507912 100644
--- a/lua-mpack.spec
+++ b/lua-mpack.spec
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ both the msgpack and msgpack-rpc specifications.
 Summary:        Implementation of MessagePack for Lua %{lua_compat_version}
 BuildRequires:  compat-lua >= %{lua_compat_version}
 BuildRequires:  compat-lua-devel >= %{lua_compat_version}
+BuildRequires: make
 Requires:       lua(abi) = %{lua_compat_version}
 Obsoletes:      compat-%{name} < %{version}
 Provides:       compat-%{name} = %{version}