diff --git a/game-music-emu.spec b/game-music-emu.spec
index 6981263..56a6905 100644
--- a/game-music-emu.spec
+++ b/game-music-emu.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libubsan
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 # needed to build the player
 BuildRequires:  SDL2-devel
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %package devel
 Summary:        Development files for Game_Music_Emu