diff --git a/libssh2-python.spec b/libssh2-python.spec
index b0e3e0f..e4005a5 100644
--- a/libssh2-python.spec
+++ b/libssh2-python.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ URL:            https://github.com/wallunit/ssh4py
 #  cd ssh4py ; python setup.py sdist
 Source0:        https://github.com/wallunit/ssh4py/zipball/0.7.1/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  libssh2-devel