diff --git a/pypy3.spec b/pypy3.spec
index fb1ac73..2e1edb6 100644
--- a/pypy3.spec
+++ b/pypy3.spec
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ BuildRequires: python2-pycparser
 
 %endif
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+
 BuildRequires:  libffi-devel
 BuildRequires:  tcl-devel
 BuildRequires:  tk-devel