diff --git a/usbredir.spec b/usbredir.spec
index 156548f..27e6999 100644
--- a/usbredir.spec
+++ b/usbredir.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            http://spice-space.org/page/UsbRedir
 Source0:        http://spice-space.org/download/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libusb1-devel >= 1.0.9
 
 %description