diff --git a/gnome-doc-utils.spec b/gnome-doc-utils.spec
index 9d3c9de..7dac3d4 100644
--- a/gnome-doc-utils.spec
+++ b/gnome-doc-utils.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ BuildRequires: python3-libxml2
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
 BuildRequires: intltool
 BuildRequires: gettext
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Requires: libxml2 >= 2.6.12
 Requires: libxslt >= 1.1.8