diff --git a/glog.spec b/glog.spec
index 8b1946c..fdc04db 100644
--- a/glog.spec
+++ b/glog.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:        BSD
 URL:            https://github.com/google/glog
 Source0:        https://github.com/google/%{name}/archive/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  autoconf, gflags-devel >= 2.1.0
 Requires:       gflags