diff --git a/openjpeg2.spec b/openjpeg2.spec
index 81c8140..aa65719 100644
--- a/openjpeg2.spec
+++ b/openjpeg2.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name:           openjpeg2
 Version:        2.3.0
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        C-Library for JPEG 2000
 
 # windirent.h is MIT, the rest is BSD
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Patch1:         openjpeg2_install.patch
 Patch2:         openjpeg2_opj2.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  cmake
-BuildRequires:  gcc
+# The library itself is C only, but there is some optional C++ stuff, hence the project is not marked as C-only in cmake and hence cmake looks for a c++ compiler
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  libpng-devel
@@ -327,6 +328,9 @@ make test -C %{_target_platform}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 07 2018 Sandro Mani <manisandro@gmail.com> - 2.3.0-7
+- BR: gcc-c++
+
 * Mon Feb 19 2018 Sandro Mani <manisandro@gmail.com> - 2.3.0-6
 - Add missing BR: gcc, make