diff --git a/pulseaudio.spec b/pulseaudio.spec
index 7bb646d..49ccdfc 100644
--- a/pulseaudio.spec
+++ b/pulseaudio.spec
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Patch206: pulseaudio-11.1-autospawn_disable.patch
 
 ## upstreamable patches
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  automake libtool
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(bash-completion)