diff --git a/needrestart.spec b/needrestart.spec
index 79a992f..793f4ba 100644
--- a/needrestart.spec
+++ b/needrestart.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source3:        yum__plugin.py
 Source4:        dnf__plugin.py
 
 BuildArch:         noarch
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:     perl
 BuildRequires:     perl-macros
 BuildRequires:     gettext