diff --git a/net-snmp.spec b/net-snmp.spec
index e881956..41799d0 100644
--- a/net-snmp.spec
+++ b/net-snmp.spec
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ Patch102:   net-snmp-5.7.3-python3.patch
 
 Requires:        %{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Requires:        %{name}-agent-libs%{?_isa} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
+Requires:        gcc
 # This is actually needed for the %%triggerun script but Requires(triggerun)
 # is not valid.  We can use %%post because this particular %triggerun script
 # should fire just after this package is installed.
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ which contains NET-SNMP utilities.
 %package utils
 Summary:  Network management utilities using SNMP, from the NET-SNMP project
 Requires: %{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
+Requires: gcc
 
 %description utils
 The net-snmp-utils package contains various utilities for use with the
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ Requires: elfutils-devel, rpm-devel, elfutils-libelf-devel, openssl-devel
 Requires: lm_sensors-devel
 %endif
 # pull perl development libraries, net-snmp agent libraries may link to them
-Requires: perl-devel%{?_isa}
+Requires: perl-devel%{?_isa}, gcc
 
 %description devel
 The net-snmp-devel package contains the development libraries and
@@ -495,6 +497,7 @@ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{buildroot}/%{_libdir} make test
 %changelog
 * Tue Feb 27 2018 Josef Ridky <jridky@redhat.com> - 1:5.7.3-35
 - compile against Python3
+- add gcc requirement
 
 * Fri Feb 16 2018 Josef Ridky <jridky@redhat.com> - 1:5.7.3-34
 - fix wrong systemd patch (#1545946)