diff --git a/inotify-tools.spec b/inotify-tools.spec
index d1d2d30..37b9b88 100644
--- a/inotify-tools.spec
+++ b/inotify-tools.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ License:        GPLv2
 URL:		 http://inotify-tools.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:        http://download.sf.net/inotify-tools/inotify-tools-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  doxygen