diff --git a/tacacs/tacacs.spec b/tacacs/tacacs.spec
index 2da6f5b273..f6648a01e9 100644
--- a/tacacs/tacacs.spec
+++ b/tacacs/tacacs.spec
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Patch1:       tacacs.patch.radius
 #   build information
 Prefix:       %{l_prefix}
 BuildRoot:    %{l_buildroot}
-BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030103
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030103, make
 PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20030103
 %if "%{with_fsl}" == "yes"
 BuildPreReq:  fsl >= 1.2.0