diff --git a/mtd-utils.spec b/mtd-utils.spec
index 5569d62..24982d3 100644
--- a/mtd-utils.spec
+++ b/mtd-utils.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Summary: Utilities for dealing with MTD (flash) devices
 URL:     http://www.linux-mtd.infradead.org/
 Source0: ftp://ftp.infradead.org/pub/mtd-utils/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: autoconf
 BuildRequires: libacl-devel
 BuildRequires: libuuid-devel