diff --git a/libtool.spec b/libtool.spec
index 58f84fa..bb1ea7a 100644
--- a/libtool.spec
+++ b/libtool.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Group:   Development/Tools
 Source:  http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-%{upstream_version}.tar.gz
 URL:     http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+Requires: gcc
 Requires(post):  /sbin/install-info
 Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
 Patch1:  libtool-1.5.24-multilib.patch