diff --git a/frei0r-plugins.spec b/frei0r-plugins.spec
index 3fa032f..928eef1 100644
--- a/frei0r-plugins.spec
+++ b/frei0r-plugins.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Source0:        https://github.com/dyne/frei0r/archive/v%{version}/frei0r-plugin
 
 Buildrequires:  libtool
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gavl-devel >= 0.2.3
 BuildRequires:  opencv-devel >= 1.0.0
 BuildRequires:  cairo-devel >= 1.0.0