diff --git a/python-pycares.spec b/python-pycares.spec
index 63840b9..81c89d9 100644
--- a/python-pycares.spec
+++ b/python-pycares.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/saghul/pycares
 Source0:        https://github.com/saghul/%{srcname}/archive/%{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  python3-cffi
 # for docs