diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index c8dddf74a4c..4f8080dbf36 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ umask 022
 # Check for required utilities in host system.
 #
 # Required utilities in host system for the bootstrap target.
-readonly REQHOST_UTILS_BOOTSTRAP="gawk bash bison sed gcc g++ msgfmt makeinfo \
+readonly REQHOST_UTILS_BOOTSTRAP="make gawk bash bison sed gcc g++ msgfmt makeinfo \
     perl tar xz gzip bzip2 patch flex"
 
 # Required utilities in host system for chroot ops.