diff --git a/pngquant.spec b/pngquant.spec
index 50ac07e..666af46 100644
--- a/pngquant.spec
+++ b/pngquant.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ License:        GPLv3+
 URL:            http://%{name}.org
 Source0:        https://github.com/pornel/%{name}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libpng-devel >= 1.2.46-1
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel >= 1.2.3-1
 BuildRequires:  lcms2-devel