diff --git a/sbsigntools.spec b/sbsigntools.spec
index bb46618..726d500 100644
--- a/sbsigntools.spec
+++ b/sbsigntools.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Patch0:        %{name}-no-git.patch
 Patch1:        %{name}-gnuefi.patch
 # same as gnu-efi
 ExclusiveArch: x86_64 aarch64 %{arm} %{ix86}
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: automake
 BuildRequires: binutils-devel
 BuildRequires: gnu-efi-devel