diff --git a/libcap-ng.spec b/libcap-ng.spec
index ef4d9ec..3cbc1f4 100644
--- a/libcap-ng.spec
+++ b/libcap-ng.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 URL: http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng
 Source0: http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: kernel-headers >= 2.6.11 
 BuildRequires: libattr-devel