diff --git a/mraa.spec b/mraa.spec
index 689cefb..9003a23 100644
--- a/mraa.spec
+++ b/mraa.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          mraa
 Version:       1.8.0
-Release:       2%{?dist}
+Release:       3%{?dist}
 Summary:       A low level skeleton library for Industrial IO Communication
 License:       MIT
 URL:           http://iotdk.intel.com/docs/master/mraa/index.html
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Patch0:        mraa_no-network-access-v%{version}.patch
 # To quote "Only x86, arm and mock platforms currently supported"
 ExcludeArch: %{power64} s390x
 BuildRequires: cmake
+BuildRequires: gcc
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: nodejs-devel nodejs-packaging
 BuildRequires: python3-devel python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires: swig
@@ -138,6 +140,9 @@ chmod 0755 %{buildroot}%{nodejs_sitelib}/mraa/mraa.node
 %{nodejs_sitelib}/mraa
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 05 2018 Jared Smith <jsmith@fedoraproject.org> - 1.8.0-3
+- Add missing BuildRequires on gcc, gcc-c++
+
 * Thu Feb 08 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.8.0-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild