diff --git a/bonnie++.spec b/bonnie++.spec
index 55baa63..37228f3 100644
--- a/bonnie++.spec
+++ b/bonnie++.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Patch0:         %{name}-makefile.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 bonnie++ filesystem and disk benchmark suite aggressively reads & writes