diff --git a/bfast.spec b/bfast.spec
index 941a1e1..a1a5c74 100644
--- a/bfast.spec
+++ b/bfast.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ URL:		http://bfast.sourceforge.net
 Source0:	http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:		%{name}-pthread-new.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	perl-generators
 BuildRequires:	zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:	bzip2-devel