diff --git a/ghostscript.spec b/ghostscript.spec
index dd09b4b..f98e63e 100644
--- a/ghostscript.spec
+++ b/ghostscript.spec
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Requires:         libgs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 # Auxiliary build requirements:
 BuildRequires:    autoconf
 BuildRequires:    automake
+BuildRequires:    gcc
 BuildRequires:    git
 
 # Already packaged Resources -- needed to build package correctly: