diff --git a/rsyslog.spec b/rsyslog.spec
index a72e0b9..0d4c6cf 100644
--- a/rsyslog.spec
+++ b/rsyslog.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Source2: rsyslog.conf
 Source3: rsyslog.sysconfig
 Source4: rsyslog.log
 
+BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: autoconf
 BuildRequires: automake
 BuildRequires: bison
@@ -500,6 +501,9 @@ done
 %{_libdir}/rsyslog/mmkubernetes.so
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 23 2018 Jiri Vymazal <jvymazal@redhat.com> - 8.36.0-2
+- added gcc to buildrequires following f29 system-wide change
+
 * Sat Jul 14 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 8.36.0-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_29_Mass_Rebuild