diff --git a/SPECS/curl.spec b/SPECS/curl.spec
index 692d063..c9a061d 100644
--- a/SPECS/curl.spec
+++ b/SPECS/curl.spec
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ URL: https://curl.haxx.se/
 BuildRequires: automake
 BuildRequires: brotli-devel
 BuildRequires: coreutils
-BuildRequires: gcc
+BuildRequires: clang
 BuildRequires: groff
 BuildRequires: krb5-devel
 BuildRequires: libidn2-devel
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ echo "582" >> tests/data/DISABLED
 sed -e 's/^35$/35,52/' -i tests/data/test323
 
 %build
+export CC=/usr/bin/clang
+export CXX=/usr/bin/clang++
 mkdir build-{full,minimal}
 export common_configure_opts=" \
     --cache-file=../config.cache \