diff --git a/libqmi.spec b/libqmi.spec
index 778d8ab..5441da3 100644
--- a/libqmi.spec
+++ b/libqmi.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ License: LGPLv2+
 URL: http://freedesktop.org/software/libqmi
 Source: http://freedesktop.org/software/libqmi/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel >= 2.32.0
 BuildRequires: libgudev-devel >= 147
 BuildRequires: python >= 2.7