diff --git a/libnova.spec b/libnova.spec
index 0f62fe9..4db2c8d 100644
--- a/libnova.spec
+++ b/libnova.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ License:	LGPLv2+
 URL:		http://sourceforge.net/projects/libnova/
 Source0:	http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:	libtool autoconf automake
+BuildRequires: make
 
 %description
 Libnova is a general purpose, double precision, celestial mechanics,