diff --git a/libIDL.spec b/libIDL.spec
index 3999f6d..46d1b54 100644
--- a/libIDL.spec
+++ b/libIDL.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Source: http://download.gnome.org/sources/libIDL/0.8/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch0: libIDL-0.8.6-multilib.patch
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 License: LGPLv2+
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig >= 0.8
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel >= 2.0
 BuildRequires: flex bison