diff --git a/attr.spec b/attr.spec
index 2312dd9..faf0211 100644
--- a/attr.spec
+++ b/attr.spec
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Requires: libattr = %{version}-%{release}
 
 # needed for %%check
 BuildRequires: perl(FileHandle)
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 A set of tools for manipulating extended attributes on filesystem