diff --git a/uhd.spec b/uhd.spec
index 9a88d63..ccc2d48 100644
--- a/uhd.spec
+++ b/uhd.spec
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ URL:            http://code.ettus.com/redmine/ettus/projects/uhd/wiki
 Version:        %{ver_1}.%{ver_2}.%{ver_3}.%{ver_4}
 Release:        3%{?dist}
 License:        GPLv3+
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  boost-devel, libusb1-devel, python2-cheetah, ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  python2-docutils, doxygen, pkgconfig, libpcap-devel, wireshark-devel