diff --git a/signon.spec b/signon.spec
index 0143662..d773b5f 100644
--- a/signon.spec
+++ b/signon.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Patch1: signon-8.57-no_static.patch
 # drop -Werror -fno-rtti
 Patch2: signond-cxxflags.patch
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  dbus-x11
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++