diff --git a/bitlbee.spec b/bitlbee.spec
index 9e6baf4..08cac4e 100644
--- a/bitlbee.spec
+++ b/bitlbee.spec
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Source0:           https://get.bitlbee.org/src/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:            bitlbee-forkdaemon.patch
 
 Requires(pre):     shadow-utils
+BuildRequires:     gcc
 BuildRequires:     libxslt, docbook-style-xsl
 BuildRequires:     glib2-devel >= 2.14
 BuildRequires:     gnutls-devel