diff --git a/echolinux.spec b/echolinux.spec
index de009e5..0288bab 100644
--- a/echolinux.spec
+++ b/echolinux.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Patch2:		echolinux-0.17a-nostatic.patch
 Patch3:		echolinux-0.17a-gcc.patch
 Patch4:		echolinux-0.17a-optflags.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	xforms-devel, libXpm-devel, gsm-devel, desktop-file-utils
 #Requires: