diff --git a/slang.spec b/slang.spec
index 24fc1f9..b727d88 100644
--- a/slang.spec
+++ b/slang.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ URL:		https://www.jedsoft.org/slang/
 Source:		https://www.jedsoft.org/releases/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 # disable test that fails with SIGHUP ignored (e.g. in koji)
 Patch2:		slang-sighuptest.patch
-BuildRequires:	libpng-devel pcre-devel zlib-devel
+BuildRequires:	gcc libpng-devel pcre-devel zlib-devel
 %{?with_oniguruma:BuildRequires: oniguruma-devel}
 # static removed in 2.3.1a-3
 Obsoletes:	 slang-static < 2.3.1a-3