diff --git a/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec b/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec
index 56dd418..8057f64 100644
--- a/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec
+++ b/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnome-epub-thumbnailer
 Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/1.5/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gdk-pixbuf-2.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gio-2.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libxml-2.0)