diff --git a/slashem.spec b/slashem.spec
index 21462a0..155395a 100644
--- a/slashem.spec
+++ b/slashem.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Patch1:         slashem-libpng-1.5.patch
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1037330
 Patch2:         slashem-format-security.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/appstream-util
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/convert
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel