diff --git a/wdiff.spec b/wdiff.spec
index 52d08f3..4edc449 100644
--- a/wdiff.spec
+++ b/wdiff.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:        GPLv3+
 URL:            http://www.gnu.org/software/%{name}/
 Source0:        http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  gettext-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool