diff --git a/readline.spec b/readline.spec
index 7a00a66..50faf08 100644
--- a/readline.spec
+++ b/readline.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Patch101: readline-7.0-shlib.patch
 
 Requires(post): info
 Requires(preun): info
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires: git