diff --git a/xerces-c.spec b/xerces-c.spec
index e6cdcc2..d2b43d1 100644
--- a/xerces-c.spec
+++ b/xerces-c.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:	ASL 2.0
 URL:		http://xml.apache.org/xerces-c/
 Source0:	https://downloads.apache.org/xerces/c/3/sources/xerces-c-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	dos2unix