diff --git a/flac.spec b/flac.spec
index 56fd24b..94b60e8 100644
--- a/flac.spec
+++ b/flac.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Patch1: flac-cflags.patch
 # fix memory leak in parsing of vorbis comments
 Patch2: flac-memleak.patch
 Requires: %{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: libogg-devel
 BuildRequires: gcc automake autoconf libtool gettext-devel doxygen
 %if %{with_xmms}