diff --git a/libdmtx.spec b/libdmtx.spec
index b4787d1..b1f3b38 100644
--- a/libdmtx.spec
+++ b/libdmtx.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Patch2:         libdmtx-0.7.5-math.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libtool
+BuildRequires: make
 
 # obsolete language bindings we can't provide any more
 Obsoletes:      php-libdmtx < 0.7.4