diff --git a/sedutil.spec b/sedutil.spec
index 2f414c4..6d12d39 100644
--- a/sedutil.spec
+++ b/sedutil.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Patch0:		sedutil-1.15.1-nvme_ioctl.patch
 # sedutil does not work on big-endian architectures
 ExcludeArch:	ppc ppc64 s390 s390x
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	ncurses-devel