diff --git a/python-dmidecode.spec b/python-dmidecode.spec
index c8493f1..cc1f063 100644
--- a/python-dmidecode.spec
+++ b/python-dmidecode.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Group: System Environment/Libraries
 URL: http://projects.autonomy.net.au/python-dmidecode/
 Source0: https://fedorahosted.org/releases/p/y/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: libxml2-devel
 
 BuildRequires: python2-devel