diff --git a/tmux.spec b/tmux.spec
index aaf38ed..09c7c38 100644
--- a/tmux.spec
+++ b/tmux.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Source0:        https://github.com/tmux/%{name}/releases/download/%{version}/%{n
 # Examples has been removed - so include the bash_completion here
 Source1:        bash_completion_tmux.sh
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libevent)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(tinfo)