diff --git a/opal.spec b/opal.spec
index 8554253..2bf7582 100644
--- a/opal.spec
+++ b/opal.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ License:	MPLv1.0
 Source0:	%{name}-%{version}-clean.tar.xz
 Patch0:		opal-3.10-fix-cflags.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:	expat-devel
 BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	gsm-devel