diff --git a/libmwaw.spec b/libmwaw.spec
index 4a7545d..84af3d4 100644
--- a/libmwaw.spec
+++ b/libmwaw.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libmwaw/
 Source: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
 BuildRequires: doxygen
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: help2man
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(librevenge-0.0)