diff --git a/smc-tools.spec b/smc-tools.spec
index 452b8f3..c7bde4e 100644
--- a/smc-tools.spec
+++ b/smc-tools.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Patch2:         %{name}-1.0.0-ldflags.patch
 # let glibc define libc SO
 Patch3:         %{name}-1.0.0-glibc.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libnl3-devel