diff --git a/libmatroska.spec b/libmatroska.spec
index 6780ca7..bac3605 100644
--- a/libmatroska.spec
+++ b/libmatroska.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ License:	LGPLv2+
 Group:		System Environment/Libraries
 URL:		https://www.matroska.org/
 Source0:	https://dl.matroska.org/downloads/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	libebml-devel >= 1.3.4
 
 %description