diff --git a/libmusicbrainz5.spec b/libmusicbrainz5.spec
index 567f127..3482941 100644
--- a/libmusicbrainz5.spec
+++ b/libmusicbrainz5.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Source0: https://github.com/metabrainz/libmusicbrainz/releases/download/release-
 # Filed upstream as http://tickets.musicbrainz.org/browse/LMB-41
 Patch0: doxygen.patch
 Patch1: 0001-Don-t-emit-errors-unless-compiled-for-debug.patch
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: cmake
 BuildRequires: doxygen
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(neon)