diff --git a/syslinux.spec b/syslinux.spec
index e0b05bd..26c98ba 100644
--- a/syslinux.spec
+++ b/syslinux.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Patch0002: 0002-ext4-64bit-feature.patch
 %define _binaries_in_noarch_packages_terminate_build 0
 
 ExclusiveArch: %{ix86} x86_64
-Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: nasm >= 0.98.38-1, perl-interpreter, perl-generators, netpbm-progs, git
 BuildRequires: /usr/include/gnu/stubs-32.h
 BuildRequires: libuuid-devel