diff --git a/dpkg.spec b/dpkg.spec
index c7131a6..42fa1e2 100644
--- a/dpkg.spec
+++ b/dpkg.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ BuildRequires: perl(Digest::MD5)
 BuildRequires: perl(Digest::SHA)
 BuildRequires: perl(IO::String)
 BuildRequires: fakeroot
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Requires(post): coreutils