diff --git a/ocaml-cmdliner.spec b/ocaml-cmdliner.spec
index 81490c8..14c8bf4 100644
--- a/ocaml-cmdliner.spec
+++ b/ocaml-cmdliner.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ License:        ISC
 URL:            https://github.com/dbuenzli/cmdliner/
 Source0:        https://github.com/dbuenzli/%{libname}/archive/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  ocaml
 BuildRequires:  ocaml-findlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  ocaml-ocamlbuild