diff --git a/tftp.spec b/tftp.spec
index 8d74609..443b6cd 100644
--- a/tftp.spec
+++ b/tftp.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Patch8: tftp-hpa-5.2-pktinfo.patch
 Patch9: tftp-doc.patch
 Patch10: tftp-enhanced-logging.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: readline-devel autoconf systemd-units
 
 %description