diff --git a/mythes.spec b/mythes.spec
index 83756bb..07548dd 100644
--- a/mythes.spec
+++ b/mythes.spec
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Release:   15%{?dist}
 Source:    http://downloads.sourceforge.net/hunspell/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 URL:       http://hunspell.sourceforge.net/
 License:   BSD and MIT
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: hunspell-devel, gcc-c++
 
 %description