diff --git a/rebloom.spec b/rebloom.spec
index a9727ec..2abd0fb 100644
--- a/rebloom.spec
+++ b/rebloom.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:	AGPLv3
 URL:		http://rebloom.io/
 Source0:	https://github.com/RedisLabsModules/%{name}/archive/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	redis-devel python2-rmtest python2
 BuildRequires:	redis >= 4
 Requires:	redis(modules_abi)%{?_isa} = %{redis_modules_abi}