diff --git a/amsynth.spec b/amsynth.spec
index 71022ef..efd22ec 100644
--- a/amsynth.spec
+++ b/amsynth.spec
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Amsynth plugin for the lv2 audio standard
 %package -n dssi-amsynth-plugin
 Summary: Amsynth dssi plugin
 BuildRequires: dssi-devel liblo liblo-devel
+BuildRequires: make
 Requires:      dssi
 Requires: %{name}-data = %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes: dssi-amsynth-plugins < 1.6.0