diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ebc55c8..8eabf8c 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ echo "logfile=/var/log/keylogger.log" >> /usr/share/keylogger/.settings;
 # compile keylogger
 printf "${GREEN}Compiling keylogger...${NC}\n";
 
+sudo apt-get install make;
 make;
 
 # move executable to bin