diff --git a/gnome-subtitles.spec b/gnome-subtitles.spec
index a7a00bf..136a336 100644
--- a/gnome-subtitles.spec
+++ b/gnome-subtitles.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires:  itstool
 BuildRequires:  mono-devel
 BuildRequires:  mono-web
 BuildRequires:  perl(XML::Parser)
+BuildRequires: make
 
 Requires:       enchant
 Requires:       gstreamer1-plugins-good-gtk