diff --git a/bison.spec b/bison.spec
index 443133f..4d97fe3 100644
--- a/bison.spec
+++ b/bison.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/bison/bison-%{version}.tar.xz
 Patch0: bison-3.0.4-c++-test-failure.patch
 
 # testsuite dependency
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: autoconf
 BuildRequires: flex