diff --git a/parcellite.spec b/parcellite.spec
index 75b1e4e..9650086 100644
--- a/parcellite.spec
+++ b/parcellite.spec
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Patch4:         parcellite-1.1.7-fix-case-sensitive-search.patch
 Patch5:         parcellite-1.1.7-issue-111.patch
 
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gtk2-devel >= 2.10.0 
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils, intltool >= 0.23