diff --git a/polkit-pkla-compat.spec b/polkit-pkla-compat.spec
index 9f30292..ebf4e0c 100644
--- a/polkit-pkla-compat.spec
+++ b/polkit-pkla-compat.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ License:	LGPLv2+
 URL:		https://pagure.io/polkit-pkla-compat
 Source0:	http://releases.pagure.org/polkit-pkla-compat/polkit-pkla-compat-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	docbook-style-xsl, libxslt, glib2-devel, polkit-devel
 # To ensure the polkitd group already exists when this is installed
 Requires(pre): polkit