diff --git a/ceph.spec.in b/ceph.spec.in
index 059629d5e39..a9c5dc3c74b 100644
--- a/ceph.spec.in
+++ b/ceph.spec.in
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Requires:	util-linux
 Requires:	hdparm
 Requires(post):	binutils
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+BuildRequires:	make
 BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	libtool
 BuildRequires:	boost-devel