diff --git a/thrift.spec b/thrift.spec
index 8fa49fa..1c40587 100644
--- a/thrift.spec
+++ b/thrift.spec
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ Patch2: configure-java-prefix.patch
 %if 0%{?want_java} > 0
 BuildRequires: ant >= 1.7
 %endif
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: autoconf
 BuildRequires: automake
 BuildRequires: bison