diff --git a/psutils.spec b/psutils.spec
index be242d5..7a6b9d9 100644
--- a/psutils.spec
+++ b/psutils.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ URL:    https://github.com/rrthomas/psutils
 # https://github.com/rrthomas/psutils/commit/cca570c806bf4bde07f400b2bab9266e02998145
 Patch0: psutils-paperconf.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  perl-generators
 BuildRequires:  perl(File::Basename)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Getopt::Long)