diff --git a/Formula/Cowponder.rb b/Formula/Cowponder.rb
index de1580e..5d6e5f9 100644
--- a/Formula/Cowponder.rb
+++ b/Formula/Cowponder.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class Cowponder < Formula
 #  sha256 "checksum" # this is a later issue
 
   # Additional options and dependencies can be specified here
+  depends_on "make" => :build
   depends_on "python@3"
   depends_on "cowsay"