diff --git a/miniz.spec b/miniz.spec
index a093fcb..139fd03 100644
--- a/miniz.spec
+++ b/miniz.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Source0:    https://%{name}.googlecode.com/files/%{name}_v%(echo '%{version}' |
 BuildRequires:  coreutils
 BuildRequires:  findutils
 BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  p7zip
 BuildRequires:  sed