diff --git a/mlocate.spec b/mlocate.spec
index f6edb2a..8bd22ea 100644
--- a/mlocate.spec
+++ b/mlocate.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary: An utility for finding files by name
 Name: mlocate
 Version: 0.26
-Release: 20%{?dist}
+Release: 21%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 URL: https://fedorahosted.org/mlocate/
 Group: Applications/System
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Requires(post): grep, sed
 # standard systemd requires
 %{?systemd_requires}
 BuildRequires: systemd
+BuildRequires: gcc
 Provides: bundled(gnulib)
 Obsoletes: slocate <= 2.7-30
 
@@ -82,6 +83,9 @@ systemctl start mlocate-updatedb.timer
 %ghost %attr(0640,root,slocate) %{_localstatedir}/lib/mlocate/mlocate.db
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 22 2018 Michal Sekletar <msekleta@redhat.com> - 0.26-21
+- add gcc to BuildRequires
+
 * Fri Feb 09 2018 Igor Gnatenko <ignatenkobrain@fedoraproject.org> - 0.26-20
 - Escape macros in %%changelog