diff --git a/i3.spec b/i3.spec
index 88769fe..114a0ce 100644
--- a/i3.spec
+++ b/i3.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Source0:        http://i3wm.org/downloads/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        %{name}-logo.svg
 
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  asciidoc
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  cairo-devel