diff --git a/gnustep-base.spec.in b/gnustep-base.spec.in
index 2bd5e12c9..7518759d8 100644
--- a/gnustep-base.spec.in
+++ b/gnustep-base.spec.in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Summary: 	GNUstep Base library package
 Packager:	Adam Fedor <fedor@gnu.org>
 Vendor:		The GNUstep Project
 URL:		http://www.gnustep.org/
-Requires:	gnustep-make >= 1.3.0
+Requires:	gnustep-make >= 1.7.0
 
 %description
 The GNUstep Base Library is a powerful fast library of general-purpose,