diff --git a/wayland.spec b/wayland.spec
index c44d856..e624122 100644
--- a/wayland.spec
+++ b/wayland.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:        MIT
 URL:            http://wayland.freedesktop.org/
 Source0:        http://wayland.freedesktop.org/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  chrpath
 BuildRequires:  docbook-style-xsl
 BuildRequires:  doxygen