diff --git a/gumbo-parser.spec b/gumbo-parser.spec
index a6744f9..b175cf7 100644
--- a/gumbo-parser.spec
+++ b/gumbo-parser.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Patch1:         0001-Doxygen-tweaks.patch
 Patch2:         0002-Autotool-generated-sources.patch
 
 # For the tests
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: gtest-devel
 
 # For the docs