diff --git a/fakeroot.spec b/fakeroot.spec
index 60f0cf6..6239a8c 100644
--- a/fakeroot.spec
+++ b/fakeroot.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Patch4: fakeroot-inttypes.patch
 Patch5: fakeroot-multilib.patch
 
 %if %{with autoconf}
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  libtool