diff --git a/vamp-plugin-sdk.spec b/vamp-plugin-sdk.spec
index 87d9ec7..cb16662 100644
--- a/vamp-plugin-sdk.spec
+++ b/vamp-plugin-sdk.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ URL:            https://vamp-plugins.org/
 Source0:        https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/attachments/download/2588/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:         %{name}-2.9.0-libdir.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  libsndfile-devel
 #Requires: