diff --git a/opensips.spec b/opensips.spec
index 6eae7e5..fb02976 100644
--- a/opensips.spec
+++ b/opensips.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Patch21: opensips-0021-Fix-anchor-link.patch
 
 URL:      https://opensips.org
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  expat-devel
 BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires:  bison