diff --git a/libstaroffice.spec b/libstaroffice.spec
index f199545..dfae9d7 100644
--- a/libstaroffice.spec
+++ b/libstaroffice.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(librevenge-0.0)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(librevenge-generators-0.0)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(librevenge-stream-0.0)
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(zlib)
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 %{name} is a library for import of binary StarOffice documents.