diff --git a/gshutdown.spec b/gshutdown.spec
index 1c8f5e1..c037e0a 100644
--- a/gshutdown.spec
+++ b/gshutdown.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ License:	GPLv2+
 URL:		http://gshutdown.tuxfamily.org/
 Source0:	http://gshutdown.tuxfamily.org/release/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	libglade2-devel, desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:	libnotify-devel, glib2-devel, gettext