diff --git a/aspell.spec b/aspell.spec
index da7aa0a..26d52d5 100644
--- a/aspell.spec
+++ b/aspell.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Spell checker
 Name: aspell
 Version: 0.60.6.1
-Release: 19%{?dist}
+Release: 20%{?dist}
 Epoch: 12
 # LGPLv2+ .. common/gettext.h
 # LGPLv2  .. modules/speller/default/phonet.hpp,
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Patch6: aspell-0.60.6.1-aarch64.patch
 # resolves: #1423239
 Patch7: aspell-0.60.6.1-gcc7-fixes.patch
 
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: chrpath, gettext, ncurses-devel, pkgconfig, perl-interpreter
 Requires(pre): /sbin/install-info
 Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
@@ -155,6 +156,9 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/pspell-config.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 20 2018 Nikola Forró <nforro@redhat.com> - 12:0.60.6.1-20
+- add missing gcc-c++ build dependency
+
 * Wed Feb 07 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 12:0.60.6.1-19
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild