diff --git a/tuxtype2.spec b/tuxtype2.spec
index c9541a4..e02cf25 100644
--- a/tuxtype2.spec
+++ b/tuxtype2.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ URL:            http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxtype/index.php
 Source0:        https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/3270/tuxtype_w_fonts-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:         tuxtype2-1.8.1-chown.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  SDL-devel >= 1.2.5, SDL_image-devel, SDL_mixer-devel, SDL_Pango-devel
 BuildRequires:  SDL_ttf-devel, ImageMagick, desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  automake, autoconf