diff --git a/bvi.spec b/bvi.spec
index 995339b..2d35af0 100644
--- a/bvi.spec
+++ b/bvi.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://bvi.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.src.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel