diff --git a/xtensor.spec b/xtensor.spec
index d47d845..c366ec1 100644
--- a/xtensor.spec
+++ b/xtensor.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ URL:            http://xtensor.readthedocs.io/
 %global github  https://github.com/QuantStack/xtensor
 Source0:        %{github}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gtest-devel