diff --git a/mednafen.spec b/mednafen.spec
index 9517ce9..91464d0 100644
--- a/mednafen.spec
+++ b/mednafen.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Summary:        A multi-system emulator utilizing OpenGL and SDL
 License:        GPLv2+ and BSD and ISC and LGPLv2+ and MIT and zlib 
 URL:            https://mednafen.github.io/
 Source0:        https://mednafen.github.io/releases/files/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 #1.3.0 is required