diff --git a/libkate.spec b/libkate.spec
index da49a17..f58c230 100644
--- a/libkate.spec
+++ b/libkate.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ License:        BSD
 URL:            http://git.xiph.org/?p=users/oggk/kate.git;a=summary
 Source0:        http://libkate.googlecode.com/files/libkate-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 %if 0%{!?_without_python2}
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel