diff --git a/srecord.spec b/srecord.spec
index d5dbc58..a569116 100644
--- a/srecord.spec
+++ b/srecord.spec
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Summary:	Manipulate EPROM load files
 License:	GPLv3+ and LGPLv3+
 URL:		http://srecord.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:	http://downloads.sourceforge.net/srecord/srecord-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	diffutils, sharutils, groff, boost-devel, libgcrypt-devel, libtool
 # for ps2pdf