diff --git a/gnome-icon-theme.spec b/gnome-icon-theme.spec
index 74d0c53..6623f73 100644
--- a/gnome-icon-theme.spec
+++ b/gnome-icon-theme.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ URL:        http://www.gnome.org
 Source0: http://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-icon-theme/3.12/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1: legacy-icon-mapping.xml
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: gtk2
 BuildRequires: icon-naming-utils >= 0.8.7
 BuildRequires: intltool