diff --git a/gnome-photos.spec b/gnome-photos.spec
index 8dfb2dd..b4d91b5 100644
--- a/gnome-photos.spec
+++ b/gnome-photos.spec
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Patch0:        0001-Remove-Facebook-Flickr-and-Google-support.patch
 
 BuildRequires: desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires: docbook-style-xsl
+BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: gettext >= %{gettext_version}
 BuildRequires: itstool
 BuildRequires: libxslt
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/org.gnome.Photos.desk
 
 %changelog
 * Fri Apr 23 2021 Debarshi Ray <rishi@fedoraproject.org> - 40.0-3
+- Add gcc to BuildRequires
 - Remove Facebook, Flickr and Google support
 Resolves: #1913641