diff --git a/rubygem-glu.spec b/rubygem-glu.spec
index ffbe3bd..d45ad1c 100644
--- a/rubygem-glu.spec
+++ b/rubygem-glu.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ License:	MIT
 URL:		https://github.com/larskanis/glu
 Source0:	https://rubygems.org/gems/%{gem_name}-%{version}.gem
 
+BuildRequires:	gcc
 BuildRequires:	rubygems-devel 
 BuildRequires:	ruby-devel
 BuildRequires:	libGL-devel