diff --git a/stress-ng.spec b/stress-ng.spec
index ab62d91..7427116 100644
--- a/stress-ng.spec
+++ b/stress-ng.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:	GPLv2+
 URL:		http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~cking/%{name}
 Source0:	http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~cking/tarballs/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:	glibc-devel
 BuildRequires:	kernel-headers
 BuildRequires:	keyutils-libs-devel