diff --git a/libffado.spec b/libffado.spec
index 064300c..3bbcb70 100644
--- a/libffado.spec
+++ b/libffado.spec
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ BuildRequires:  dbus-devel
 BuildRequires:  dbus-python
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  glibmm24-devel
 BuildRequires:  graphviz
 BuildRequires:  libconfig-devel