diff --git a/libfreehand.spec b/libfreehand.spec
index 6e8be05..e4a4a84 100644
--- a/libfreehand.spec
+++ b/libfreehand.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Source: http://dev-www.libreoffice.org/src/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
 BuildRequires: boost-devel
 BuildRequires: doxygen
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: gperf
 BuildRequires: help2man
 BuildRequires: perl-interpreter