diff --git a/libtiger.spec b/libtiger.spec
index e64a883..87e1c04 100644
--- a/libtiger.spec
+++ b/libtiger.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            http://libtiger.googlecode.com
 Source0:        http://libtiger.googlecode.com/files/libtiger-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libkate-devel >= 0.2.7
 BuildRequires:  pango-devel
 %ifarch %{ix86} x86_64 ppc ppc64 s390x %{arm}