diff --git a/orc.spec b/orc.spec
index e38e216..d4e7d4a 100644
--- a/orc.spec
+++ b/orc.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ URL:		http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/orc/
 Source0:	http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/orc/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
 BuildRequires:	meson >= 0.47.0
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	gtk-doc
 
 %description