diff --git a/gstreamer1-plugins-base.spec b/gstreamer1-plugins-base.spec
index aba71c7..fa1cf59 100644
--- a/gstreamer1-plugins-base.spec
+++ b/gstreamer1-plugins-base.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Source0:        http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-plugins-base/gst-plugin
 %endif
 Patch0:         0001-missing-plugins-Remove-the-mpegaudioversion-field.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gstreamer1-devel >= %{version}
 BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection-devel >= 1.31.1
 BuildRequires:  iso-codes-devel