diff --git a/libmbim.spec b/libmbim.spec
index f895cdd..98ee9c6 100644
--- a/libmbim.spec
+++ b/libmbim.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ License: LGPLv2+
 URL: http://freedesktop.org/software/libmbim
 Source: http://freedesktop.org/software/libmbim/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: automake autoconf libtool