diff --git a/librime.spec b/librime.spec
index 694eaa3..d40a62a 100644
--- a/librime.spec
+++ b/librime.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:        GPLv3
 URL:            http://code.google.com/p/rimeime/
 Source0:        http://dl.bintray.com/lotem/rime/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  cmake, opencc-devel
 BuildRequires:  boost-devel >= 1.46
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel