diff --git a/iputils.spec b/iputils.spec
index f746926..d68e9c1 100644
--- a/iputils.spec
+++ b/iputils.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Source5: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
 Patch0: iputils-rh.patch
 Patch1: iputils-ifenslave.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: docbook-utils perl-SGMLSpm
 BuildRequires: glibc-kernheaders >= 2.4-8.19
 BuildRequires: libidn2-devel