diff --git a/xdg-user-dirs-gtk.spec b/xdg-user-dirs-gtk.spec
index 569ec0f..6cba360 100644
--- a/xdg-user-dirs-gtk.spec
+++ b/xdg-user-dirs-gtk.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source0:	http://download.gnome.org/sources/xdg-user-dirs-gtk/%{version}/%{name}-
 Patch0: 0001-Make-the-Don-t-ask-again-checkbox-work-properly.patch
 
 Patch1: show-in-mate.patch
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:	gettext
 BuildRequires:	gtk3-devel