diff --git a/gimp-normalmap.spec b/gimp-normalmap.spec
index 3577f5d..9c08350 100644
--- a/gimp-normalmap.spec
+++ b/gimp-normalmap.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ URL:            http://code.google.com/p/gimp-normalmap/
 Source0:        http://%{name}.googlecode.com/files/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch0:         %{name}-fixmake.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gimp-devel
 BuildRequires:  gtkglext-devel
 BuildRequires:  glew-devel