diff --git a/gtk-splitter.spec b/gtk-splitter.spec
index f8a1cad..e01406d 100644
--- a/gtk-splitter.spec
+++ b/gtk-splitter.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ URL:            http://gtk-splitter.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:         gtk-splitter-2.2.1-format-security.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  mhash-devel
 BuildRequires:  gtk2-devel