diff --git a/tar.spec b/tar.spec
index d4347a1..ab3ccc5 100644
--- a/tar.spec
+++ b/tar.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Patch9:  tar-1.28-document-exclude-mistakes.patch
 Patch10: tar-1.32-testsuite-fix.patch
 Patch11: tar-1.32-bugfix-sparse-diff-mode.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: autoconf automake texinfo gettext libacl-devel