diff --git a/openbox.spec b/openbox.spec
index 1685b07..c29bf0d 100644
--- a/openbox.spec
+++ b/openbox.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Requires:	pyxdg
 # as discussed in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/860997
 Requires:	redhat-menus
 
+BuildRequires:	gcc
 BuildRequires:	gettext
 BuildRequires:	desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:	pango-devel