diff --git a/rlwrap.spec b/rlwrap.spec
index 9f4bfc8..5959f70 100644
--- a/rlwrap.spec
+++ b/rlwrap.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Source0:        http://utopia.knoware.nl/~hlub/rlwrap/rlwrap-%{version}.tar.gz
 %if 0%{?el5}
 %endif
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  perl-generators
 BuildRequires:  readline-devel
 #Requires: