diff --git a/sirikali.spec b/sirikali.spec
index edb7062..680b32c 100644
--- a/sirikali.spec
+++ b/sirikali.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ URL:            http://mhogomchungu.github.io/%{name}
 
 Source0:        %{srcurl}/releases/download/%{version}/%{srcname}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: cmake
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++