diff --git a/libpsl.spec b/libpsl.spec
index 2b87d0b..fb5d95b 100644
--- a/libpsl.spec
+++ b/libpsl.spec
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Summary:        C library for the Publix Suffix List
 License:        MIT
 URL:            https://rockdaboot.github.io/libpsl
 Source0:        https://github.com/rockdaboot/libpsl/releases/download/libpsl-%{version}/libpsl-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gettext-devel
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel
 BuildRequires:  gtk-doc