diff --git a/libnetfilter_conntrack.spec b/libnetfilter_conntrack.spec
index d1accc8..a10459d 100644
--- a/libnetfilter_conntrack.spec
+++ b/libnetfilter_conntrack.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://netfilter.org
 Source0:        http://netfilter.org/projects/libnetfilter_conntrack/files/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libnfnetlink-devel >= 1.0.1, pkgconfig, kernel-headers, libmnl-devel >= 1.0.3
 
 %description