diff --git a/armadillo.spec b/armadillo.spec
index af22f87..54e4d41 100644
--- a/armadillo.spec
+++ b/armadillo.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ BuildRequires:  flexiblas-devel
 %endif
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-BuildRequires:  cmake, lapack-devel, arpack-devel
+BuildRequires:  cmake, make
+BuildRequires:  lapack-devel, arpack-devel
 BuildRequires:  hdf5-devel
 %{!?openblas_arches:%global openblas_arches x86_64 %{ix86} armv7hl %{power64} aarch64}
 %ifarch %{openblas_arches}