diff --git a/gnome-color-manager.spec b/gnome-color-manager.spec
index 65c16f6..b65dda3 100644
--- a/gnome-color-manager.spec
+++ b/gnome-color-manager.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires: colord-gtk-devel >= 0.1.22
 BuildRequires: itstool
 BuildRequires: meson
 BuildRequires: vte291-devel
+BuildRequires: gcc
 
 Requires: shared-mime-info