diff --git a/tmpwatch.spec b/tmpwatch.spec
index 0f23ac4..a2c7557 100644
--- a/tmpwatch.spec
+++ b/tmpwatch.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Group: System Environment/Base
 Requires: psmisc
 Provides: bundled(gnulib)
 # configure is looking for /sbin/fuser
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: psmisc
 
 %description