diff --git a/libjwt.spec b/libjwt.spec
index 6f04633..e1f766f 100644
--- a/libjwt.spec
+++ b/libjwt.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ BuildRequires:  jansson-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 A Javascript Web Token library in C