diff --git a/virt-what.spec b/virt-what.spec
index f18fb65..a316984 100644
--- a/virt-what.spec
+++ b/virt-what.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Patch0004:      0004-Recognize-ppc64le-little-endian-virtualization-RHBZ-.patch
 
 # This is provided by the build root, but we make it explicit
 # anyway in case this was dropped from the build root in future.
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/pod2man
 
 # Required at build time in order to do 'make check' (for getopt).