diff --git a/desktop-file-utils.spec b/desktop-file-utils.spec
index d5bf395..2bbacc7 100644
--- a/desktop-file-utils.spec
+++ b/desktop-file-utils.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Patch0: desktop-file-utils-0.23-add-pantheon.patch
 Patch1: desktop-file-utils-0.23-font-media.patch
 License: GPLv2+
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel
 BuildRequires: emacs
 Requires: emacs-filesystem