diff --git a/fakeroot.spec b/fakeroot.spec
index adebf65..a4a88f7 100644
--- a/fakeroot.spec
+++ b/fakeroot.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Patch4: fakeroot-inttypes.patch
 # Fix LD_LIBRARY_PATH for multilib: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1241527
 Patch5: fakeroot-multilib.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
 %if %{with autoconf}
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake