diff --git a/spring.spec b/spring.spec
index fefebbc..73f9ba4 100644
--- a/spring.spec
+++ b/spring.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Patch3:			spec-100-gcc6.patch
 Patch4:			%{name}-100.0-linker.patch
 
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	cmake SDL2-devel openal-soft-devel boost-devel DevIL-devel
 BuildRequires:	glew-devel libvorbis-devel DevIL-ILUT-devel
 BuildRequires:	freetype-devel python-devel allegro-devel zip