diff --git a/xz.spec b/xz.spec
index 4fd9e50..7e21b40 100644
--- a/xz.spec
+++ b/xz.spec
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Requires:	%{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 # have grepconf, but we're only concerned with F22 here.
 Requires:	grep >= 2.20-5
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	perl-interpreter