diff --git a/ruby-ncurses.spec b/ruby-ncurses.spec
index 0dd28a0..f535930 100644
--- a/ruby-ncurses.spec
+++ b/ruby-ncurses.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Patch2: ruby-ncurses-fix-missing-tz-prototypes.patch
 # https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9502#change-45212
 # https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/ncursesw-ruby/commit/809e549408bfdf7cab4b98a73f6e78dd3ad81d86
 Patch3: ruby-ncurses-1.3.1-use-new-rb_thread_fd_select-avoiding-deprecated-functions.patch
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: ruby(release)
 BuildRequires: ruby