diff --git a/mingw32-libtiff.spec b/mingw32-libtiff.spec
index d7b3245..4a75cdc 100644
--- a/mingw32-libtiff.spec
+++ b/mingw32-libtiff.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Summary: MinGW Windows port of the LibTIFF library
 Name: mingw32-libtiff
 Version: 3.8.2
-Release: 15%{?dist}
+Release: 16%{?dist}
 License: libtiff
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 URL: http://www.libtiff.org/
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
 BuildRequires:  mingw32-zlib mingw32-libjpeg
 BuildRequires:  mingw32-filesystem >= 35
 BuildRequires:  mingw32-gcc
+BuildRequires:  mingw32-gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  mingw32-binutils
 
 %description
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 8 2009 Michael Ploujnikov <ploujj@gmail.com> - 3.8.2-16
+- add mingw32-gcc-c++ to the BuildRequirements
+
 * Fri Jun 5 2009 Michael Ploujnikov <ploujj@gmail.com> - 3.8.2-15
 - replace %%define with %%global as per Fedora packaging guidelines