diff --git a/enchant2.spec b/enchant2.spec
index 4d1899e..0488ccc 100644
--- a/enchant2.spec
+++ b/enchant2.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Patch0:        enchant_aspell.patch
 
 BuildRequires: automake autoconf libtool
 
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel
 BuildRequires: aspell-devel
 BuildRequires: hunspell-devel