diff --git a/pyliblo.spec b/pyliblo.spec
index 0fc213d..0e6a980 100644
--- a/pyliblo.spec
+++ b/pyliblo.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://das.nasophon.de/pyliblo/
 Source0:        http://das.nasophon.de/download/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools