diff --git a/qcint.spec b/qcint.spec
index 8cac560..f9b1fe6 100644
--- a/qcint.spec
+++ b/qcint.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:  x86_64
 # qcint is a drop-in replacement of libcint with architecture dependent optimizations
 Conflicts:      libcint
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  %{blaslib}-devel