diff --git a/libwps.spec b/libwps.spec
index 4cfb852..eefce46 100644
--- a/libwps.spec
+++ b/libwps.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ BuildRequires:	help2man
 BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(librevenge-0.0)
 BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(librevenge-generators-0.0)
 BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(librevenge-stream-0.0)
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 %{name} is a library for import of Microsoft Works text documents,