diff --git a/cook.spec b/cook.spec
index 278737d..ef5e219 100644
--- a/cook.spec
+++ b/cook.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ URL:		http://miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/software/cook
 Source:		http://miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/software/cook/cook-%{version}.tar.gz
 # Fix including roff files, bug #1307402
 Patch0:     cook-2.34-Fix-including-roff-files.patch
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	groff
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  gettext