diff --git a/libkate.spec b/libkate.spec
index 9d445b1..379df55 100644
--- a/libkate.spec
+++ b/libkate.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ License:        BSD
 URL:            http://code.google.com/p/libkate/
 Source0:        http://libkate.googlecode.com/files/libkate-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  libogg-devel
 BuildRequires:  liboggz