diff --git a/exo.spec b/exo.spec
index 12ddb98..5c699d4 100644
--- a/exo.spec
+++ b/exo.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ BuildRequires:  intltool >= 0.31
 BuildRequires:  chrpath
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection-devel
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 Extension library for Xfce, targeted at application development.