diff --git a/PEGTL.spec b/PEGTL.spec
index 15ad228..c664d36 100644
--- a/PEGTL.spec
+++ b/PEGTL.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/ColinH/%{name}/
 Source0:        https://github.com/ColinH/%{name}/archive/%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/make
 
 %description