diff --git a/help2man.spec b/help2man.spec
index fdff9ef..01afe9d 100644
--- a/help2man.spec
+++ b/help2man.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Source:         ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/help2man/help2man-%{version}.tar.xz
 
 %{!?with_nls:BuildArch: noarch}
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  perl-generators
 BuildRequires:  perl(Getopt::Long)
 BuildRequires:  perl(POSIX)