diff --git a/iniparser.spec b/iniparser.spec
index 0e16859..21cd0cd 100644
--- a/iniparser.spec
+++ b/iniparser.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ URL:		https://github.com/ndevilla/%{name}
 #Source0:	%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source0:	%{name}-%{version}-git-e24843b.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 %description
 iniParser is an ANSI C library to parse "INI-style" files, often used to
 hold application configuration information.