diff --git a/openvas-scanner.spec b/openvas-scanner.spec
index 7f9c168..fb4b691 100644
--- a/openvas-scanner.spec
+++ b/openvas-scanner.spec
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Patch4:		openvas-scanner-bsdsource.patch
 Patch5:		openvas-scanner-gcc7.patch
 
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	openvas-libraries-devel >= 8.0
 BuildRequires:	cmake >= 2.6.0
 BuildRequires:	glib2-devel