diff --git a/mrxvt.spec b/mrxvt.spec
index 82d4f93..1c4df9f 100644
--- a/mrxvt.spec
+++ b/mrxvt.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ URL: http://materm.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main/HomePage
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: User Interface/X 
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n) 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: imake pkgconfig ncurses-devel libXft-devel libXaw-devel libXext-devel desktop-file-utils 
 BuildRequires: libpng-devel libjpeg-devel libutempter-devel