diff --git a/libarchive.spec b/libarchive.spec
index ae25c7b..9802fe2 100644
--- a/libarchive.spec
+++ b/libarchive.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ License:        BSD
 URL:            http://www.libarchive.org/
 Source0:        http://www.libarchive.org/downloads/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  sharutils
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel