diff --git a/libconfuse.spec b/libconfuse.spec
index 0a6f719..c012ba5 100644
--- a/libconfuse.spec
+++ b/libconfuse.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ License:        ISC
 URL:            https://github.com/martinh/libconfuse
 Source0:	https://github.com/martinh/libconfuse/releases/download/v%{version}/confuse-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  check-devel, pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  perl-interpreter