diff --git a/python-lxml.spec b/python-lxml.spec
index 97573dd..70c971f 100644
--- a/python-lxml.spec
+++ b/python-lxml.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ License:        BSD
 URL:            http://lxml.de
 Source0:        http://lxml.de/files/%{modname}-%{version}.tgz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel
+BuildRequires:  libxslt-devel
+
 %global _description \
 lxml is a Pythonic, mature binding for the libxml2 and libxslt libraries. It\
 provides safe and convenient access to these libraries using the ElementTree It\
@@ -22,8 +26,6 @@ home page < or see our bug tracker at case you want to use the current ...
 Summary:        %{summary}
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
-BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel
-BuildRequires:  libxslt-devel
 Requires:       python-cssselect
 Requires:       python-html5lib
 Requires:       python-beautifulsoup4