diff --git a/python-mysql.spec b/python-mysql.spec
index 74ce371..fc120dd 100644
--- a/python-mysql.spec
+++ b/python-mysql.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ URL: https://github.com/PyMySQL/mysqlclient-python
 
 Source0: https://pypi.python.org/packages/6f/86/bad31f1c1bb0cc99e88ca2adb7cb5c71f7a6540c1bb001480513de76a931/mysqlclient-1.3.12.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: python2-devel python2-setuptools
 BuildRequires: python3-devel python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires: mariadb-connector-c-devel openssl-devel zlib-devel