diff --git a/redhat-lsb.spec b/redhat-lsb.spec
index 9bacef1..9d7b9cd 100644
--- a/redhat-lsb.spec
+++ b/redhat-lsb.spec
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 Summary: Implementation of Linux Standard Base specification
 Name: redhat-lsb
 Version: 4.1
-Release: 43%{?dist}
+Release: 44%{?dist}
 URL: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/lsb
 Source0: https://fedorahosted.org/releases/r/e/redhat-lsb/%{name}-%{version}-%{srcrelease}.tar.bz2
 Patch0: lsb-release-3.1-update-init-functions.patch
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ License: GPLv2
 BuildRequires: glibc-static
 BuildRequires: perl-generators
 BuildRequires: perl(Getopt::Long)
+BuildRequires: gcc
 
 %ifarch %{ix86}
 %global archname ia32
@@ -750,6 +751,9 @@ os.remove("%{_datadir}/lsb")
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 19 2018 Parag Nemade <pnemade AT redhat DOT com> - 4.1-44
+- Add BuildRequires: gcc as per packaging guidelines
+
 * Tue Feb 13 2018 Than Ngo <than@redhat.com> - 4.1-43
 - fixed FTBS