diff --git a/transfig.spec b/transfig.spec
index 103a596..920b3b8 100644
--- a/transfig.spec
+++ b/transfig.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Requires:	ghostscript
 Requires:	bc
 Requires:	netpbm-progs
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	libpng-devel
 BuildRequires:	libjpeg-devel
 BuildRequires:	libXpm-devel