diff --git a/cronie.spec b/cronie.spec
index 5ebc762..a0e4db5 100644
--- a/cronie.spec
+++ b/cronie.spec
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Buildrequires: pam-devel >= 1.0.1
 Buildrequires: audit-libs-devel >= 1.4.1
 %endif
 
+BuildRequires:    gcc
 BuildRequires:    systemd
 Obsoletes:        %{name}-sysvinit