diff --git a/libgeotiff.spec b/libgeotiff.spec
index d8d9ec4..c97a557 100644
--- a/libgeotiff.spec
+++ b/libgeotiff.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Group:     System Environment/Libraries
 License:   MIT
 URL:       http://trac.osgeo.org/geotiff/
 Source:    http://download.osgeo.org/geotiff/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: libtiff-devel libjpeg-devel proj-devel zlib-devel
 
 %description