diff --git a/libwps.spec b/libwps.spec
index 34de142..eb0224b 100644
--- a/libwps.spec
+++ b/libwps.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ URL:		http://libwps.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:	http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
 BuildRequires:	doxygen
+BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	help2man
 BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(librevenge-0.0)