diff --git a/libidn.spec b/libidn.spec
index d6bad40..2dcc6cd 100644
--- a/libidn.spec
+++ b/libidn.spec
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ BuildRequires: javapackages-local
 BuildRequires: mvn(com.google.code.findbugs:annotations)
 BuildRequires: mvn(com.google.guava:guava)
 BuildRequires: mvn(junit:junit)
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildArch:     noarch
 
 %description java