diff --git a/ttembed.spec b/ttembed.spec
index 1267e1b..609176b 100644
--- a/ttembed.spec
+++ b/ttembed.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ License:    Public Domain
 URL:        https://github.com/hisdeedsaredust/ttembed
 Source0:    https://github.com/hisdeedsaredust/ttembed/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 %description
 Remove embedding limitations from TrueType fonts, by setting the fsType field
 in the OS/2 table to zero. That's it; this program is a one-trick pony.