diff --git a/fltk.spec b/fltk.spec
index 5c2ae80..a04e545 100644
--- a/fltk.spec
+++ b/fltk.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Patch1:        	fltk-1.3.4-fltk_config.patch
 ## upstreamable patches
 Patch100: fltk-1.3.4-x-fluid_mimetype.patch
 
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires: libjpeg-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libpng)