diff --git a/opendnssec.spec b/opendnssec.spec
index 5317e79..bf110e7 100644
--- a/opendnssec.spec
+++ b/opendnssec.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Source6: opendnssec.cron
 Group: Applications/System
 Requires: opencryptoki, softhsm, systemd-units
 Requires: libxml2, libxslt sqlite
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: ldns-devel >= 1.6.12, sqlite-devel , openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: libxml2-devel CUnit-devel, doxygen
 # It tests for pkill/killall and would use /bin/false if not found