diff --git a/lua-ldap.spec b/lua-ldap.spec
index f352991..23895f3 100644
--- a/lua-ldap.spec
+++ b/lua-ldap.spec
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Requires:       lua(abi) = %{luaver}
 %else
 Requires:       lua >= %{luaver}
 %endif
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  lua-devel
 BuildRequires:  openldap-devel
 # for tests