diff --git a/hxtools.spec b/hxtools.spec
index ca35486..ed0666e 100644
--- a/hxtools.spec
+++ b/hxtools.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ URL:            http://inai.de/projects/hxtools/
 Source0:        http://inai.de/files/hxtools/hxtools-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        http://inai.de/files/hxtools/hxtools-%{version}.tar.asc
 Source2:        gpgkey-B56B8B9D9915AA8796EDC013DFFF2CDB19FC338D.gpg
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libHX-devel
 # for sys/capability.h in printcaps.c
 BuildRequires:  libcap-devel