diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/abi-dumper/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/abi-dumper/package.py
index 05adf298c4b..17226cc6424 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/abi-dumper/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/abi-dumper/package.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class AbiDumper(Package):
     depends_on("binutils")
     depends_on("universal-ctags")
     depends_on("vtable-dumper@1.1:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         make(f"prefix={prefix}", "install")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/acfl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/acfl/package.py
index dcb0f8f1c41..84f7d7d3767 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/acfl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/acfl/package.py
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ class Acfl(Package, CompilerPackage):
     provides("lapack")
     provides("fftw-api@3")
 
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
+
     # Licensing - Not required from 22.0.1 on.
 
     # Run the installer with the desired install directory
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/amber/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/amber/package.py
index 78937a16003..4a5ffbecc87 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/amber/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/amber/package.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class Amber(Package, CudaPackage):
     depends_on("cuda@:11.1", when="@20:+cuda")  # when='AmberTools@21:'
     depends_on("cuda@:10.2.89", when="@18+cuda")
     depends_on("cuda@7.5.18", when="@:16+cuda")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # conflicts
     conflicts("+x11", when="platform=cray", msg="x11 amber applications not available for cray")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/apcomp/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/apcomp/package.py
index ed72c3353c1..0ca63872df8 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/apcomp/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/apcomp/package.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class Apcomp(Package):
     depends_on("cmake@3.9:", type="build")
     depends_on("mpi", when="+mpi")
     depends_on("llvm-openmp", when="+openmp %apple-clang")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     root_cmakelists_dir = "src"
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ape/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ape/package.py
index 62d52e5e864..52503b858e7 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ape/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ape/package.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Ape(Package):
     depends_on("gsl")
     depends_on("libxc@:4", when="@2.3.0:")
     depends_on("libxc@:2.2.2", when="@:2.2.1")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         args = []
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/armpl-gcc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/armpl-gcc/package.py
index cb08fe9178f..b758f0dbb58 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/armpl-gcc/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/armpl-gcc/package.py
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ class ArmplGcc(Package):
     provides("lapack")
     provides("fftw-api@3")
 
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
+
     # Run the installer with the desired install directory
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         if spec.platform == "darwin":
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/astral/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/astral/package.py
index c34a7442170..f81d044ff46 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/astral/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/astral/package.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Astral(Package):
 
     depends_on("java@11", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("zip", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         make = Executable("./make.sh")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/atlas/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/atlas/package.py
index 3d6bff548f7..2691f67d911 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/atlas/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/atlas/package.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Atlas(Package):
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
     depends_on("fortran", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # not all packages (e.g. Trilinos@12.6.3) stopped using deprecated in 3.6.0
     # Lapack routines. Stick with 3.5.0 until this is fixed.
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/atop/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/atop/package.py
index b5a8015dfaa..46502959fa1 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/atop/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/atop/package.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Atop(Package):
 
     depends_on("zlib-api")
     depends_on("ncurses")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def setup_build_environment(self, env):
         env.append_flags("LDFLAGS", "-ltinfo")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bbcp/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bbcp/package.py
index 1a305cce1fc..759dc160ef2 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bbcp/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bbcp/package.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Bbcp(Package):
     depends_on("zlib-api")
     depends_on("openssl")
     depends_on("libnsl")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         cd("src")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bcl2fastq2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bcl2fastq2/package.py
index a3f23d01ec9..fb9b47022fd 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bcl2fastq2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bcl2fastq2/package.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class Bcl2fastq2(Package):
     depends_on("libxslt@1.1.26~crypto")
     depends_on("libgcrypt")
     depends_on("zlib-api")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # Their cmake macros don't set the flag when they find a library
     # that makes them happy.
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bedtools2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bedtools2/package.py
index f0fe65d8606..c5324cbeca6 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bedtools2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bedtools2/package.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class Bedtools2(Package):
     depends_on("bzip2", when="@2.29:")
     depends_on("xz", when="@2.29:")
     depends_on("python", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("bedtools-gcc13.patch", level=1, when="@2.27:2.31.0%gcc@13:")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/blat/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/blat/package.py
index 7e1da8badfa..d40f3a97013 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/blat/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/blat/package.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Blat(Package):
     depends_on("libpng")
     depends_on("uuid", when="@37:")
     depends_on("mysql-client", when="@37:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     @when("@37")
     def patch(self):
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bliss/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bliss/package.py
index 49373d99bba..a68afca329c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bliss/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bliss/package.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Bliss(Package):
 
     depends_on("gmp")
     depends_on("libtool", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("Makefile.spack.patch")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bmake/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bmake/package.py
index ce2f0758201..fe097f0321b 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bmake/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bmake/package.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Bmake(Package):
     version("20171207", sha256="1703667e53a0498c0903b20612ebcbb41b886a94b238624cfeadd91a4111d39a")
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def patch(self):
         # Do not pre-roff cat pages
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cblas/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cblas/package.py
index 885cb2a94ab..978f9ddbc5f 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cblas/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cblas/package.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Cblas(Package):
     depends_on("fortran", type="build")  # generated
 
     depends_on("blas")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
     parallel = False
 
     def patch(self):
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cdd/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cdd/package.py
index 684f5285dc9..fd78a468291 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cdd/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cdd/package.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Cdd(Package):
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
 
     depends_on("libtool", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("Makefile.spack.patch")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/charmpp/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/charmpp/package.py
index 97b8e03a1c4..075c3279d00 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/charmpp/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/charmpp/package.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class Charmpp(Package):
     # Git versions of Charm++ require automake and autoconf
     depends_on("automake", when="@develop")
     depends_on("autoconf", when="@develop")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     conflicts("~tracing", "+papi")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cloog/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cloog/package.py
index 8403379e25b..f3535c785ed 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cloog/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cloog/package.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class Cloog(Package):
 
     depends_on("gmp")
     depends_on("isl")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         configure(
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cntk/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cntk/package.py
index c2165489a8e..6ce6b9aedac 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cntk/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cntk/package.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Cntk(Package):
     depends_on("nccl", when="+cuda")
     depends_on("cntk1bitsgd@c8b77d", when="+1bitsgd")
     depends_on("multiverso@143187", when="+asgd")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # Patch CNTN's build process to use libs installed outside CNTK source tree
     # multiverso, kaldi, openfst
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/colordiff/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/colordiff/package.py
index b5d52761827..8d05cc55455 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/colordiff/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/colordiff/package.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class Colordiff(Package):
     version("1.0.18", sha256="29cfecd8854d6e19c96182ee13706b84622d7b256077df19fbd6a5452c30d6e0")
 
     depends_on("perl")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         make(
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cosmomc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cosmomc/package.py
index 1308ff1f0c0..db0fc69eddc 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cosmomc/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/cosmomc/package.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def url_for_version(self, version):
     depends_on("py-scipy", type=("build", "run"), when="+python")
     depends_on("py-six", type=("build", "run"), when="+python")
     depends_on("python @2.7:2,3.4:", type=("build", "run"), when="+python")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("Makefile.patch")
     patch("errorstop.patch")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/daemonize/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/daemonize/package.py
index 23fa750f5bf..01b73ef53ec 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/daemonize/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/daemonize/package.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class Daemonize(Package):
     version("1.7.8", sha256="20c4fc9925371d1ddf1b57947f8fb93e2036eb9ccc3b43a1e3678ea8471c4c60")
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         configure("--prefix={0}".format(prefix))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dia/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dia/package.py
index 94dc50bbecf..e08d301424f 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dia/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dia/package.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Dia(Package):
     depends_on("libxrender")
     depends_on("libxml2")
     depends_on("freetype")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # TODO: Optional dependencies, not yet supported by Spack
     # depends_on('libart')
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dire/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dire/package.py
index 722859f8027..fbc20f7ea56 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dire/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dire/package.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Dire(Package):
     depends_on("lhapdf")
     depends_on("hepmc")
     depends_on("pythia8@8.226:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     conflicts("^pythia8@8.301:", msg="Dire is included in Pythia8 since version 8.301")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dramsim3/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dramsim3/package.py
index 6483e03654d..699e3fd182e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dramsim3/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dramsim3/package.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Dramsim3(Package):
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
 
     depends_on("cmake", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         cmake = which("cmake")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dray/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dray/package.py
index 64152f333cc..6c7fea12231 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dray/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/dray/package.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class Dray(Package, CudaPackage):
     depends_on("mfem+conduit~threadsafe")
     depends_on("mfem+shared", when="+shared")
     depends_on("mfem~shared", when="~shared")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def setup_build_environment(self, env):
         env.set("CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE", "1")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/eospac/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/eospac/package.py
index 91943291b16..a56705e178f 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/eospac/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/eospac/package.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ class Eospac(Package):
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
     depends_on("fortran", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # This patch allows the use of spack's compile wrapper 'flang'
     patch("flang.patch", when="@:6.4.0beta.2%clang")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/etcd/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/etcd/package.py
index aa8157477f0..b9ba3503377 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/etcd/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/etcd/package.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Etcd(Package):
     version("3.4.23", sha256="055c608c4898d25f23aefbc845ff074bf5e8a07e61ed41dbd5cc4d4f59c93093")
 
     depends_on("go@1.19:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def setup_build_environment(self, env):
         # Point GOPATH at the top of the staging dir for the build step.
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/etsf-io/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/etsf-io/package.py
index faa39008118..d8bcdc9a188 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/etsf-io/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/etsf-io/package.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class EtsfIo(Package):
 
     depends_on("netcdf-fortran")
     depends_on("hdf5+mpi~cxx", when="+mpi")  # required for NetCDF-4 support
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("tests_module.patch")
     patch("tests_init.patch")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ferret/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ferret/package.py
index 25f00a9887d..e0c140aa7f5 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ferret/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ferret/package.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Ferret(Package):
     depends_on("zlib-api")
     depends_on("libx11")
     depends_on("curl")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # Make Java dependency optional with older versions of Ferret
     patch(
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ffte/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ffte/package.py
index 1e7104791e5..e1ba0c257d4 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ffte/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ffte/package.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Ffte(Package):
     variant("vector", default=False, description="Use vectorized FFT")
 
     depends_on("mpi", when="+mpi")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     requires("%nvhpc", when="+cuda", msg="ffte+cuda must use NVHPC compiler")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/flashdimmsim/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/flashdimmsim/package.py
index dd040a722d8..5d8ef9fed79 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/flashdimmsim/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/flashdimmsim/package.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Flashdimmsim(Package):
     version("master", branch="master")
 
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     build_directory = "src"
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fleur/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fleur/package.py
index eed399cf143..1dab658c039 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fleur/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fleur/package.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class Fleur(Package):
     depends_on("spfft+fortran+openmp", when="+spfft+openmp")
     depends_on("elpa~openmp", when="+elpa~openmp")
     depends_on("elpa+openmp", when="+elpa+openmp")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     conflicts("%intel@:16.0.4", msg="ifort version <16.0 will most probably not work correctly")
     conflicts("%gcc@:6.3.0", msg="gfortran is known to work with versions newer than v6.3")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fr-hit/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fr-hit/package.py
index 71d98127eef..f9414b546e5 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fr-hit/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fr-hit/package.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class FrHit(Package):
 
     depends_on("perl")
     depends_on("python@2.7:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # The patch adds the python interpreter to the beginning of the script
     # allowing it to be run directly without passing the entire path to the
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/freebayes/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/freebayes/package.py
index e5f15df526b..3ce21fee896 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/freebayes/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/freebayes/package.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Freebayes(MesonPackage):
     depends_on("vcftools", when="@1.3.5:")
     depends_on("bc", when="@1.3.5:")
     depends_on("samtools", when="@1.3.5:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     parallel = False
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/genie/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/genie/package.py
index b4dbc8ae806..8cc81e28d96 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/genie/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/genie/package.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class Genie(Package):
     # GENIE does not actually require cmake, but root does.
     # Spack's concretizer fails with "unsatisfiable constraint" if we don't add this.
     depends_on("cmake@3:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # GENIE Makefile's think that the spack compiler is invalid.
     # Disables this check.
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/global/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/global/package.py
index ef62abca44a..4ccf05975cb 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/global/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/global/package.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class Global(Package):
 
     depends_on("exuberant-ctags", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("ncurses")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("global-ncurse.patch")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gnat/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gnat/package.py
index 96299e23781..3216036d97e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gnat/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gnat/package.py
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ class Gnat(Package):
         url="http://mirrors.cdn.adacore.com/art/5739cefdc7a447658e0b016b",
     )
 
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
+
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         make("ins-all", "prefix={0}".format(prefix))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gprolog/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gprolog/package.py
index b310ef0a077..7320b4d1e58 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gprolog/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gprolog/package.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class Gprolog(Package):
     version("1.4.5", sha256="bfdcf00e051e0628b4f9af9d6638d4fde6ad793401e58a5619d1cc6105618c7c")
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     parallel = False
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grackle/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grackle/package.py
index 7154017a57d..2acc1b1c10a 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grackle/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grackle/package.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Grackle(Package):
     depends_on("tcsh", type="build")
     depends_on("mpi")
     depends_on("hdf5+mpi")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     parallel = False
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gslib/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gslib/package.py
index c7dde8bc7f5..504f9a61239 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gslib/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/gslib/package.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Gslib(Package):
     depends_on("mpi", when="+mpi")
     depends_on("mpi", when="+mpiio")
     depends_on("blas", when="+blas")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     conflicts("~mpi", when="+mpiio")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hip-examples/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hip-examples/package.py
index 63a9890fd7a..846ad4728fb 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hip-examples/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hip-examples/package.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class HipExamples(Package):
     for ver in ["5.6.1", "5.6.0", "5.5.1", "5.5.0", "5.4.3"]:
         depends_on("hip@" + ver, when="@" + ver)
         depends_on("rocm-openmp-extras@" + ver, when="@" + ver)
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         stage = os.getcwd()
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hmmer/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hmmer/package.py
index cbf8b220830..6b0bfd6fccd 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hmmer/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hmmer/package.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Hmmer(Package):
 
     depends_on("mpi", when="+mpi")
     depends_on("gsl", when="+gsl")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # https://github.com/EddyRivasLab/hmmer/issues/283
     conflicts(
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpddm/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpddm/package.py
index 63795c9aa21..ee67dba241f 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpddm/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hpddm/package.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Hpddm(Package):
     depends_on("scalapack")
     depends_on("arpack-ng")
     depends_on("python")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def configure(self):
         makefile_inc = []
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/json-glib/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/json-glib/package.py
index ed02d59ea6f..c1b5965bfc3 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/json-glib/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/json-glib/package.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class JsonGlib(MesonPackage):
     depends_on("glib")
     depends_on("gobject-introspection")
     depends_on("pkgconfig", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     @when("@:1.5")
     def meson(self, spec, prefix):
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kaldi/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kaldi/package.py
index 5c41ea4287e..6261fb0e072 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kaldi/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kaldi/package.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class Kaldi(Package):  # Does not use Autotools
     depends_on("openfst@1.6.0:", when="@2019-07-29")
     depends_on("openfst@1.6.7:1.7.3", when="@2019-09-29:")
     depends_on("cub", when="@2019-07-29:^cuda@:10")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("openfst-1.4.1.patch", when="@2015-10-07")
     patch("0001_CMakeLists_txt.patch", when="+cuda@11:")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kokkos-legacy/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kokkos-legacy/package.py
index dfedc08066a..0b848831611 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kokkos-legacy/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kokkos-legacy/package.py
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ class KokkosLegacy(Package):
 
     # generate_makefile.bash calls cmake
     depends_on("cmake@3.10:", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         generate = which(join_path(self.stage.source_path, "generate_makefile.bash"))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kubernetes/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kubernetes/package.py
index 73917723fd8..5a865440baa 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kubernetes/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/kubernetes/package.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Kubernetes(Package):
     depends_on("bash", type="build")
     depends_on("go", type="build")
     depends_on("go@1.23:", type="build", when="@1.32:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     phases = ["build", "install"]
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ladot/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ladot/package.py
index 29b9d5d68dd..6da43d47346 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ladot/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ladot/package.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Ladot(Package):
     depends_on("perl", type=("run", "test"))
     depends_on("graphviz", type=("run", "test"))
     depends_on("texlive", type="test")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         if self.run_tests:
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libfuse/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libfuse/package.py
index 0f7ba839271..5762b310405 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libfuse/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libfuse/package.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def url_for_version(self, version):
     depends_on("automake", type="build", when="@:2")
     depends_on("libtool", type="build", when="@:2")
     depends_on("gettext", type="build", when="@:2")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     provides("fuse")
     conflicts("+useroot", when="~system_install", msg="useroot requires system_install")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libtasn1/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libtasn1/package.py
index 3a20a1352d4..283b5089728 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libtasn1/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libtasn1/package.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class Libtasn1(Package):
     version("4.0", sha256="41d044f7644bdd1c4f8a5c15ac1885ca1fcbf32f5f6dd4760a19278b979857fe")
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         configure(
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libtomlc99/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libtomlc99/package.py
index 2a6e724ba56..01e5cfef227 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libtomlc99/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libtomlc99/package.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Libtomlc99(Package):
     version("0.2019.03.06", commit="bd76f1276ee5f5df0eb064f1842af5ad1737cf1e")
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     variant("debug", default=False, description="Build with debug enabled.")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libwhich/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libwhich/package.py
index ffddeb80e8f..78b619e493f 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libwhich/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libwhich/package.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Libwhich(Package):
     version("1.0.0", sha256="61d5d643d4cbd4b340b9b48922e1b4fd2a35729b7cfdcc7283aab82a6f742a6c")
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         make()
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libxstream/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libxstream/package.py
index ab6caed39bc..cf5cf632b37 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libxstream/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/libxstream/package.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Libxstream(Package):
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def patch(self):
         kwargs = {"ignore_absent": False, "backup": True, "string": True}
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/likwid/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/likwid/package.py
index a5810a72d5e..a6735297861 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/likwid/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/likwid/package.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ class Likwid(Package):
     # depends_on('gnuplot', type='run')
 
     depends_on("perl", type=("build", "run"))
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def patch(self):
         files = glob.glob("perl/*.*") + glob.glob("bench/perl/*.*")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lima/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lima/package.py
index 23aba9fa454..b9d335111be 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lima/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lima/package.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Lima(Package):
 
     depends_on("qemu@9:")
     depends_on("go@1.22.0:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # NOTE: in truth this is a go build, it fetches many go packages during this build
     # process, but at least uses the built qemu and local vz on macos
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/linux-headers/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/linux-headers/package.py
index 59cbbb678e0..6969e87f382 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/linux-headers/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/linux-headers/package.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class LinuxHeaders(Package):
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def url_for_version(self, version):
         url = "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v{0}.x/linux-{1}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lrslib/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lrslib/package.py
index e34538c986d..7559134d395 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lrslib/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lrslib/package.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class Lrslib(Package):
     # depends_on("boost")
     depends_on("gmp")
     depends_on("libtool", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("Makefile.spack.patch")
     # Ref: https://github.com/mkoeppe/lrslib/commit/2e8c5bd6c06430151faea5910f44aa032c4178a9
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lrzip/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lrzip/package.py
index 9ab9a42807d..f3843d22914 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lrzip/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lrzip/package.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class Lrzip(Package):
     depends_on("lzo")
     depends_on("zlib-api")
     depends_on("bzip2")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         set_executable("./autogen.sh")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lsof/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lsof/package.py
index b8c3684349c..385b56bd366 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lsof/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lsof/package.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class Lsof(Package):
     version("4.90", sha256="27794d3d6499fd5f0f08710b4518b33aed8a4580951d1adf27f6c25898685c9e")
     version("4.89", sha256="5d08da7ebe049c9d9a6472d6afb81aa5af54c4733a3f8822cbc22b57867633c9")
 
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
+
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         tar = which("tar")
         tar("xf", "lsof_{0}_src.tar".format(self.version))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mafft/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mafft/package.py
index 0b53f126892..a49c070984b 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mafft/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mafft/package.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class Mafft(Package):
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         with working_dir("core"):
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mdb/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mdb/package.py
index 93796500806..1fcde648de7 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mdb/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mdb/package.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Mdb(PythonPackage):
         depends_on("py-sphinx", type=("build"))
         depends_on("py-sphinx-rtd-theme", type=("build"))
         depends_on("py-sphinx-click", type=("build"))
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     @run_after("install")
     def build_docs(self):
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mdtest/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mdtest/package.py
index f09aefd6b6b..b693a3d27db 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mdtest/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mdtest/package.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class Mdtest(Package):
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
 
     depends_on("mpi")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         filter_file("$(CC.$(OS))", spec["mpi"].mpicc, "Makefile", string=True)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/minced/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/minced/package.py
index 6558a419d53..20f383f76c3 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/minced/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/minced/package.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Minced(Package):
     version("0.1.6", sha256="035e343591b4595c571e17b0b3f526a01a23c3a47ebafb66f20ba667b29b3ed7")
 
     depends_on("java", type=("build", "run"))
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         make()
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/minimap2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/minimap2/package.py
index da7387a04a1..e8a94dd6259 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/minimap2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/minimap2/package.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Minimap2(PythonPackage):
 
     variant("jstools", default=False, description="Include Javascript tools (paftools)")
     depends_on("k8", type="run", when="+jstools")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     @run_after("install")
     def install_minimap2(self):
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpigraph/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpigraph/package.py
index 09e199106d8..732350dc665 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpigraph/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpigraph/package.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Mpigraph(Package):
     version("0.0.1")
 
     depends_on("mpi")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         mkdirp(prefix.bin)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpir/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpir/package.py
index 842863df711..aa386e3d346 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpir/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mpir/package.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class Mpir(Package):
 
     # Other dependencies
     depends_on("yasm")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         # We definitely don't want to have MPIR build its
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mummer/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mummer/package.py
index 4678f9feeb1..c7d3624c338 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mummer/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mummer/package.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Mummer(Package):
 
     depends_on("gnuplot")
     depends_on("perl", type=("build", "run"))
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("Makefile.patch")
     patch("scripts-Makefile.patch")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mumps/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mumps/package.py
index 290fde4edde..af9bd3ef866 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mumps/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/mumps/package.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class Mumps(Package):
     depends_on("lapack")
     depends_on("scalapack", when="+mpi")
     depends_on("mpi", when="+mpi")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("examples.patch", when="@5.1.1%clang^spectrum-mpi")
     patch("gfortran8.patch", when="@5.1.2")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ncl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ncl/package.py
index b54260dc890..d48229e3b18 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ncl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ncl/package.py
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ class Ncl(Package):
     depends_on("udunits", when="+udunits2")
     depends_on("jasper@:2", when="+grib")
     depends_on("gsl", when="+eemd")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # We need src files of triangle to appear in ncl's src tree if we want
     # triangle's features.
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ndiff/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ndiff/package.py
index 3f904a33fc1..9f64c79b001 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ndiff/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ndiff/package.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Ndiff(Package):
     version("1.00", sha256="d4be3ab38e4b87da8d689fe47413e01a7bfdf8c8627bfb673aac37953a463a92")
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/neic-finitefault/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/neic-finitefault/package.py
index 5d890205c3d..15ae08f49d5 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/neic-finitefault/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/neic-finitefault/package.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class NeicFinitefault(PythonPackage):
     depends_on("proj@=9.2.0", type=("build", "run"))
     # not a direct dep, but we do need gdal to have these variants
     depends_on("gdal+jpeg+jxl+openjpeg", type=("build", "run"))
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     parallel = False
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ocaml/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ocaml/package.py
index 1dd696c6de8..1bc43267eda 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ocaml/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ocaml/package.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class Ocaml(Package):
         when="@:4.11.0 %clang@11:",
     )
     depends_on("ncurses")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     sanity_check_file = ["bin/ocaml"]
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/occa/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/occa/package.py
index 3d779fd9848..70b5c6d6833 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/occa/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/occa/package.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Occa(Package):
     variant("opencl", default=True, description="Activates support for OpenCL")
 
     depends_on("cuda", when="+cuda")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     conflicts("%gcc@6:", when="^cuda@:8")
     conflicts("%gcc@7:", when="^cuda@:9")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ompss-2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ompss-2/package.py
index cfdd3112292..5bd2398c18b 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ompss-2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ompss-2/package.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Ompss2(Package):
     depends_on("extrae", when="+extrae")
     depends_on("boost@1.59.0:")
     depends_on("numactl")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     resource(
         name="jemalloc",
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ompss/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ompss/package.py
index 7e13f161091..0d0e00c1c76 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ompss/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ompss/package.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Ompss(Package):
     # depends_on("openmp")
     depends_on("hwloc")
     depends_on("extrae")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         if "openmpi" in spec:
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/oommf/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/oommf/package.py
index c59b0e99db0..b2a5bfae283 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/oommf/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/oommf/package.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ class Oommf(Package):
     depends_on("tk", type=("build", "link", "test", "run"))
     depends_on("tcl", type=("build", "test", "run"))
     depends_on("xproto", type=("build"))
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # Compilation with clang does not work yet (gcc works fine, nothing else tested)
     # (https://github.com/spack/spack/pull/26933#pullrequestreview-789754233)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/oras/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/oras/package.py
index 49827c8d6b8..20b11f49311 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/oras/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/oras/package.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Oras(Package):
     version("0.12.0", sha256="5e19d61683a57b414efd75bd1b0290c941b8faace5fcc9d488f5e4aa674bf03e")
 
     depends_on("go", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def setup_build_environment(self, env):
         # Point GOPATH at the top of the staging dir for the build step.
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pango/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pango/package.py
index db6cfcc68d2..c32702ca6c7 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pango/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pango/package.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class Pango(MesonPackage):
     depends_on("fribidi@1.0.6:", when="@1.49:")
     depends_on("harfbuzz@2.6.0:", when="@1.49:")
     depends_on("json-glib@1.6.0:", when="@1.49:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def url_for_version(self, version):
         url = "http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/pango/{0}/pango-{1}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraver/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraver/package.py
index 02aef286be1..528a6c02ed0 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraver/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/paraver/package.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Paraver(Package):
     depends_on("wxpropgrid@1.4:")
     depends_on("libxml2")
     depends_on("zlib-api")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         os.chdir("ptools_common_files")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/parmgridgen/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/parmgridgen/package.py
index 22f3bcbc6e3..b7b876c93a4 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/parmgridgen/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/parmgridgen/package.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class Parmgridgen(Package):
     variant("mpi", default=True, description="Activate the compilation of parallel libraries")
 
     depends_on("mpi", when="+mpi")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         make_opts = [
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/phylip/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/phylip/package.py
index e8d46c44996..a562c57b986 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/phylip/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/phylip/package.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class Phylip(Package):
 
     version("3.697", sha256="9a26d8b08b8afea7f708509ef41df484003101eaf4beceb5cf7851eb940510c1")
 
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
+
     def patch(self):
         with working_dir("src"):
             for f in ["Makefile.unx", "Makefile.osx"]:
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/planck-likelihood/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/planck-likelihood/package.py
index 41c94903a1b..d6311788b5c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/planck-likelihood/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/planck-likelihood/package.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class PlanckLikelihood(Package):
     depends_on("blas")
     depends_on("cfitsio +shared")
     depends_on("lapack")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # Note: Could also install Python bindings
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/plink/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/plink/package.py
index 7e10d25895a..25b62046370 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/plink/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/plink/package.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Plink(Package):
         depends_on("zlib-api", when="@1.9-beta6.27:")
         depends_on("blas", when="@1.9-beta6.27:")
         depends_on("lapack", when="@1.9-beta6.27:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("dynamic_zlib.patch", when="@1.9-beta6.27:")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pmgr-collective/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pmgr-collective/package.py
index 38b2802b864..3dbd35f35b1 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pmgr-collective/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pmgr-collective/package.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class PmgrCollective(Package):
     version("1.0", sha256="c8022d1128ce5e8f637166af6e55c13700e665550e468b8cdb1531441c6bb7f5")
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         make('PREFIX="' + prefix + '"')
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/podman/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/podman/package.py
index 23d5ca20e15..e23eabfea04 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/podman/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/podman/package.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Podman(Package):
     depends_on("libassuan")
     depends_on("libgpg-error")
     depends_on("libseccomp")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def patch(self):
         defs = FileFilter("vendor/github.com/containers/common/pkg/config/default.go")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/polymake/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/polymake/package.py
index 66804337f42..a0569e61a2c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/polymake/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/polymake/package.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class Polymake(Package):
     depends_on("ppl")
     depends_on("ppl@1.2:", when="@3.2:")
     depends_on("readline")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         configure(
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/porta/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/porta/package.py
index 83b821352f6..181c293d611 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/porta/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/porta/package.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class Porta(Package):
     version("1.4.1", sha256="21e3784f46f4f2154100a0c39cbd9211a26e513ffe0c9f70ab75a3bb2810b059")
 
     depends_on("libtool", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("Makefile.spack.patch")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ppl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ppl/package.py
index c60d175b66e..388b888f93d 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ppl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ppl/package.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Ppl(Package):
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
 
     depends_on("gmp")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix, "--with-gmp=%s" % spec["gmp"].prefix)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/prank/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/prank/package.py
index d0bc1ef0e01..a3c419e9a18 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/prank/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/prank/package.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class Prank(Package):
     depends_on("mafft")
     depends_on("exonerate")
     depends_on("bpp-suite")  # for bppancestor
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
     conflicts("%gcc@7.2.0", when="@:150803")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/process-in-process/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/process-in-process/package.py
index 8b2d1771947..b18e41ddddd 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/process-in-process/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/process-in-process/package.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class ProcessInProcess(Package):
         depends_on("systemtap")
         depends_on("libxml2")
         depends_on("pigz")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # resources for PiP version 2
     #  PiP-glibc resource
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/professor/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/professor/package.py
index 217094cca41..0abaa4a4663 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/professor/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/professor/package.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Professor(Package):
     depends_on("py-matplotlib")
     depends_on("py-matplotlib backend=wx", when="+interactive")
     depends_on("root")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     extends("python")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-adios/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-adios/package.py
index dca126a6556..bb28539d7e2 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-adios/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-adios/package.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class PyAdios(PythonPackage):
     depends_on("mpi", when="+mpi")
     depends_on("py-mpi4py", type=["run"], when="+mpi")
     depends_on("py-cython", type=["build"])
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     build_directory = "wrappers/numpy"
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-dask-ml/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-dask-ml/package.py
index 33e4aa15a8d..51782f29366 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-dask-ml/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-dask-ml/package.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class PyDaskMl(PythonPackage):
 
     depends_on("py-xgboost+dask", type=("build", "run"), when="+docs")
     depends_on("py-xgboost+dask", type=("build", "run"), when="+xgboost")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("xgboost_dependency.patch")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-genders/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-genders/package.py
index 858b08ed22d..9dd655b4ab8 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-genders/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-genders/package.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class PyGenders(Package):
     # FIXME: Missing a dependency on genders
     # #include <genders.h>
     depends_on("bison", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pydmd/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pydmd/package.py
index 2b4f803991e..fb1e9107015 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pydmd/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pydmd/package.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class PyPydmd(PythonPackage):
     depends_on("texlive", type="build", when="+docs")
     depends_on("py-sphinx@1.4.0:1.4", type="build", when="+docs")
     depends_on("py-sphinx-rtd-theme", type="build", when="+docs")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # https://github.com/mathLab/PyDMD/pull/133
     patch("isuue-133.patch", when="@0.3")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside2/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside2/package.py
index 51f1a102633..f8d6a1d9889 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside2/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyside2/package.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ class PyPyside2(PythonPackage):
     depends_on("libxml2@2.6.32:", when="+doc", type="build")
     depends_on("libxslt@1.1.19:", when="+doc", type="build")
     depends_on("py-sphinx", when="+doc", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def patch(self):
         filter_file(
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-sip/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-sip/package.py
index 428fc74973f..c6b01a702e1 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-sip/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-sip/package.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class PySip(PythonPackage):
         depends_on("python@:3.11", type=("build", "link", "run"))
         depends_on("flex", type="build")
         depends_on("bison", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def url_for_version(self, version):
         if version < Version("5"):
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-vermin/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-vermin/package.py
index 9b42127e447..0b29c0a9958 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-vermin/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-vermin/package.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class PyVermin(PythonPackage):
     version("0.10.0", sha256="3458a4d084bba5c95fd7208888aaf0e324a07ee092786ee4e5529f539ab4951f")
 
     depends_on("py-setuptools", type=("build"))
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     @run_after("install")
     @on_package_attributes(run_tests=True)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qbank/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qbank/package.py
index cf206971cb8..8638530510c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qbank/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/qbank/package.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Qbank(Package):
 
     depends_on("perl@5.6:5.16", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("perl-dbi@1.00:", type=("build", "run"))
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def configure_args(self):
         config_args = ["--prefix", self.prefix, "--logdir", self.prefix.var.log.qbank]
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raxml/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raxml/package.py
index 9682849a1d1..b91297a5df0 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raxml/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/raxml/package.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class Raxml(Package):
     variant("pthreads", default=False, description="Enable pthreads version")
 
     depends_on("mpi", when="+mpi")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("nox86.patch")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/reframe/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/reframe/package.py
index 5600988c563..7f78940b4f6 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/reframe/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/reframe/package.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class Reframe(Package):
     # documentation dependencies
     depends_on("py-sphinx", when="+docs", type="build")
     depends_on("py-sphinx-rtd-theme", when="+docs", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # sanity check
     sanity_check_is_file = ["bin/reframe"]
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sambamba/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sambamba/package.py
index 87724067440..bbf6f0eaf2d 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sambamba/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sambamba/package.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class Sambamba(Package):
 
     depends_on("ldc~shared", type=("build", "link"))
     depends_on("python", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     resource(name="undeaD", git="https://github.com/dlang/undeaD.git", tag="v1.0.7")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sctk/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sctk/package.py
index ef602d6e92b..3e76616f8f5 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sctk/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/sctk/package.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class Sctk(Package):
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         make("config")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/seqfu/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/seqfu/package.py
index a7873b9dc65..07e40135643 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/seqfu/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/seqfu/package.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Seqfu(Package):
 
     depends_on("nim@2", type="build")
     depends_on("zlib", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch("wno_incompatible_pointer_types.patch", when="@:1.21%gcc@14:")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/simmetrix-simmodsuite/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/simmetrix-simmodsuite/package.py
index a05fd773787..72e690397fd 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/simmetrix-simmodsuite/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/simmetrix-simmodsuite/package.py
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ class SimmetrixSimmodsuite(Package):
 
     depends_on("mpi")
     depends_on("libtirpc", type="link")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     oslib = "x64_rhel8_gcc83"
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/simul/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/simul/package.py
index e3334817b32..7dbf61c0aa0 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/simul/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/simul/package.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Simul(Package):
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
 
     depends_on("mpi")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         filter_file("mpicc", "$(MPICC)", "Makefile", string=True)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spherepack/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spherepack/package.py
index 4804a2be7a3..236b2710eda 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spherepack/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/spherepack/package.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class Spherepack(Package):
     version("3.2", sha256="7f5497e77101a4423cee887294f873048f6ff6bc8d0e908c8a89ece677ee19ea")
 
     depends_on("fortran", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         if self.compiler.fc is None:
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/superlu-mt/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/superlu-mt/package.py
index c08cdc52b35..0522a166383 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/superlu-mt/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/superlu-mt/package.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class SuperluMt(Package):
 
     # NOTE: must link with a single-threaded BLAS library
     depends_on("blas", when="+blas")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     # Cannot be built in parallel
     parallel = False
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tetgen/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tetgen/package.py
index af9dd3522f0..022a6baab03 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tetgen/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tetgen/package.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Tetgen(Package):
     )
 
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     variant("pic", default=True, description="Builds the library in pic mode.")
     variant("debug", default=False, description="Builds the library in debug mode.")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/thrift/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/thrift/package.py
index 32467b0ce4c..2596a397293 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/thrift/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/thrift/package.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class Thrift(Package):
     depends_on("py-zope-interface", type=("build", "run"), when="+python")
     depends_on("py-pure-sasl", type=("build", "run"), when="+python")
     depends_on("scons", type=("build", "run"), when="+python")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     patch(
         "https://github.com/apache/thrift/pull/2511.patch?full_index=1",
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tree/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tree/package.py
index 72f089d1d09..df2520038c1 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tree/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/tree/package.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class Tree(Package):
     version("1.8.0", sha256="715d5d4b434321ce74706d0dd067505bb60c5ea83b5f0b3655dae40aa6f9b7c2")
     version("1.7.0", sha256="6957c20e82561ac4231638996e74f4cfa4e6faabc5a2f511f0b4e3940e8f7b12")
 
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
+
     @when("@2:")
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         make(
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/triangle/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/triangle/package.py
index e87c0ac2ffb..15e91c3c8cc 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/triangle/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/triangle/package.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Triangle(Package):
     version("1.6", sha256="1766327add038495fa3499e9b7cc642179229750f7201b94f8e1b7bee76f8480")
 
     depends_on("libx11", type="link")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         make()
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/veclibfort/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/veclibfort/package.py
index d5bd79d4ba9..40a5d0aedd9 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/veclibfort/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/veclibfort/package.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class Veclibfort(Package):
 
     depends_on("c", type="build")  # generated
     depends_on("fortran", type="build")  # generated
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     variant("shared", default=True, description="Build shared libraries as well as static libs.")
 
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vmd/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vmd/package.py
index 45119056315..eb8b13f26d5 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vmd/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/vmd/package.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Vmd(Package):
     depends_on("libxinerama", type=("run", "link"))
     depends_on("gl@3:", type=("run", "link"))
     depends_on("patchelf", type="build")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def setup_build_environment(self, env):
         env.set("VMDINSTALLBINDIR", self.prefix.bin)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wxpropgrid/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wxpropgrid/package.py
index 8d5af9dcb1a..5abbfc65883 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wxpropgrid/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wxpropgrid/package.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Wxpropgrid(Package, SourceforgePackage):
     depends_on("cxx", type="build")  # generated
 
     depends_on("wxwidgets")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         configure(
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/xcursor-themes/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/xcursor-themes/package.py
index 464009af794..03af57fb207 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/xcursor-themes/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/xcursor-themes/package.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class XcursorThemes(Package, XorgPackage):
     depends_on("pkgconfig", type="build")
     depends_on("util-macros", type="build")
     depends_on("util-macros@1.20:", type="build", when="@1.0.7:")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         configure("--prefix={0}".format(prefix))
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/yorick/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/yorick/package.py
index 616ec59b00a..04c9ff5df0e 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/yorick/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/yorick/package.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class Yorick(Package):
     variant("X", default=False, description="Enable X11 support")
 
     depends_on("libx11", when="+X")
+    depends_on("gmake", type="build")
 
     extendable = True