diff --git a/arpack.spec b/arpack.spec
index c79254b..0e84a9f 100644
--- a/arpack.spec
+++ b/arpack.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ License:	BSD
 URL:		https://github.com/opencollab/arpack-ng
 Source0:	https://github.com/opencollab/arpack-ng/archive/%{version}/arpack-ng-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	gcc-gfortran
 %if %{with atlas}
 BuildRequires:	atlas-devel