diff --git a/zeromq.spec b/zeromq.spec
index 2308c48..4580172 100644
--- a/zeromq.spec
+++ b/zeromq.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ License:        LGPLv3+
 URL:            https://zeromq.org
 Source0:        https://github.com/%{name}/libzmq/archive/v%{version}/libzmq-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++