diff --git a/libvma.spec b/libvma.spec
index 2bb87b5..b3ae67b 100644
--- a/libvma.spec
+++ b/libvma.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Requires(postun): /sbin/ldconfig
 # rdma-core doesn't not exist on s390x. need to check later
 # disable it temporary
 ExcludeArch: s390x
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: rdma-core-devel libnl3-devel
 BuildRequires: automake autoconf libtool