diff --git a/tachyon.spec b/tachyon.spec
index bcfdca3..8bbc002 100644
--- a/tachyon.spec
+++ b/tachyon.spec
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Source1: %{name}.1
 Patch0: %{name}-rpm.patch
 Patch1: %{name}-shared.patch
 License: BSD with advertising
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: libGL-devel
 BuildRequires: libpng-devel
 BuildRequires: libjpeg-devel