diff --git a/ssdeep.spec b/ssdeep.spec
index 6977e3a..1016ad9 100644
--- a/ssdeep.spec
+++ b/ssdeep.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ License:   GPLv2+
 URL:       https://ssdeep-project.github.io/ssdeep/
 Source0:   https://github.com/ssdeep-project/ssdeep/releases/download/release-%{version}/ssdeep-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++