diff --git a/python-rjsmin.spec b/python-rjsmin.spec
index de2b8ad..8e250ce 100644
--- a/python-rjsmin.spec
+++ b/python-rjsmin.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{pypi_name}
 Version:        1.0.12
-Release:        9%{?dist}
+Release:        10%{?dist}
 Summary:        Javascript Minifier
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+
 %description
 rJSmin is a javascript minifier written in python.
 
@@ -117,6 +119,9 @@ rm -r %{buildroot}/%{_docdir}/%{pypi_name}/
 %doc README.rst docs
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 21 2018 Matthias Runge <mrunge@redhat.com> - 1.0.12-10
+- add gcc build requirement
+
 * Fri Feb 09 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.0.12-9
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild