diff --git a/ppl.spec b/ppl.spec
index 2bc7c9b..ef14a39 100644
--- a/ppl.spec
+++ b/ppl.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ BuildRequires:		automake
 BuildRequires:		libtool
 BuildRequires:		gmp-devel
 BuildRequires:		m4
+BuildRequires:		make
 BuildRequires:		perl-interpreter
 BuildRequires:		perl(Getopt::Long)
 BuildRequires:		perl(strict)