diff --git a/iw.spec b/iw.spec
index aafb650..3fc7ac4 100644
--- a/iw.spec
+++ b/iw.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:        ISC
 URL:            http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/iw
 Source0:        http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/iw/iw-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  kernel-headers >= 2.6.24 
 BuildRequires:  libnl3-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig