diff --git a/libnatpmp.spec b/libnatpmp.spec
index ca08b18..2ced93a 100644
--- a/libnatpmp.spec
+++ b/libnatpmp.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            http://miniupnp.free.fr/libnatpmp.html
 Source0:        http://miniupnp.free.fr/files/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 %description
 libnatpmp is an attempt to make a portable and fully compliant implementation
 of the protocol for the client side. It is based on non blocking sockets and