diff --git a/tboot.spec b/tboot.spec
index 80a8d5a..9e04365 100644
--- a/tboot.spec
+++ b/tboot.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ License:        BSD
 URL:            http://sourceforge.net/projects/tboot/
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch1:         tboot-1.9.6-openssl11.patch
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  trousers-devel
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
 ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} x86_64