diff --git a/twolame.spec b/twolame.spec
index c851d07..71c1334 100644
--- a/twolame.spec
+++ b/twolame.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:	LGPLv2+
 URL:		http://www.twolame.org/
 Source:		http://downloads.sourceforge.net/twolame/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	libsndfile-devel
 #BuildRequires:	libtool