diff --git a/make.spec b/make.spec
index f1cad7a..2ec83b1 100644
--- a/make.spec
+++ b/make.spec
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Patch2: make-4.3-j8k.patch
 Patch3: make-4.3-cloexec.patch
 
 # autoreconf
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: autoconf, automake, gettext-devel
 BuildRequires: procps
 BuildRequires: perl-interpreter