diff --git a/vhostmd.spec b/vhostmd.spec
index 43abf9d..c654b0d 100644
--- a/vhostmd.spec
+++ b/vhostmd.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Patch1:        0001-Security-Set-supplemental-groups-correctly-when-drop.patch
 Patch2:        0002-libmetrics-Return-error-indication-up-through-get_me.patch
 Patch3:        0003-Make-Xen-Libraries-really-optional.patch
 
+BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: chrpath
 BuildRequires: perl-generators
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig