diff --git a/gnu-free-fonts.spec b/gnu-free-fonts.spec
index 2e9af82..3daef2d 100644
--- a/gnu-free-fonts.spec
+++ b/gnu-free-fonts.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Source8:   %{fontname}-serif.metainfo.xml
 Patch0:    gnu-free-fonts-devanagari-rendering.patch
 
 BuildArch: noarch
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: fontpackages-devel fontforge
 # following is needed as we are calling /usr/bin/2to3
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/2to3