diff --git a/lua-posix.spec b/lua-posix.spec
index c9a6c4b..b80b8ee 100644
--- a/lua-posix.spec
+++ b/lua-posix.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries
 License:        Public Domain
 URL:            http://luaforge.net/projects/luaposix/
 Source0:        https://github.com/luaposix/luaposix/archive/release-v%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  lua-devel
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:	lua-lunit