diff --git a/pycairo.spec b/pycairo.spec
index b57f6b0..f643249 100644
--- a/pycairo.spec
+++ b/pycairo.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License: MPLv1.1 or LGPLv2
 URL: http://cairographics.org/pycairo
 Source0: https://github.com/pygobject/pycairo/releases/download/v%{version}/pycairo-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: cairo-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: python2-devel