diff --git a/sqlite2.spec b/sqlite2.spec
index 7e77d1e..64df60a 100644
--- a/sqlite2.spec
+++ b/sqlite2.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Patch8:         sqlite-2.8.17-ppc64.patch
 Patch9:         sqlite-2.8.17-format-security.patch
 Patch10:        sqlite-2.8.17-tcl86.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel, readline-devel, %{_includedir}/tcl.h
 Obsoletes:      sqlite < 3, sqlite%{?_isa} < 3