diff --git a/google-noto-emoji-fonts.spec b/google-noto-emoji-fonts.spec
index 65b4c82..9c595cb 100644
--- a/google-noto-emoji-fonts.spec
+++ b/google-noto-emoji-fonts.spec
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Source3:        %{fontname}-color.metainfo.xml
 Patch0:         noto-emoji-use-system-pngquant.patch
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  fonttools
 BuildRequires:  python2-fonttools
 BuildRequires:  nototools