diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index c3d3d0c..d333f46 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ build:
 requirements:
   build:
     - cmake
+    - make  # [not win]
     - {{ compiler("cxx") }}
   host:
     - python