diff --git a/matchbox-window-manager.spec b/matchbox-window-manager.spec
index 06f4d47..ad09a7a 100644
--- a/matchbox-window-manager.spec
+++ b/matchbox-window-manager.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Source0:       %{name}-%{version}-%{alphatag}.tar.gz
 Patch1: matchbox-window-manager-1.2-keysyms.patch
 
 Buildroot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig 
 BuildRequires:  expat-devel
 BuildRequires:  libmatchbox-devel >= %{libmatchbox_devel_ver}