diff --git a/libzfcphbaapi.spec b/libzfcphbaapi.spec
index 39f5c6c..a7cd0b9 100644
--- a/libzfcphbaapi.spec
+++ b/libzfcphbaapi.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Patch1:         %{srcname}-2.1.1-fedora.patch
 
 ExclusiveArch:  s390 s390x
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  libsysfs-devel