diff --git a/znc.spec b/znc.spec
index f4e6560..b6924f0 100644
--- a/znc.spec
+++ b/znc.spec
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Source0:        %{url}/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  c-ares-devel
 BuildRequires:  cyrus-sasl-devel
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gettext-devel
 BuildRequires:  libicu-devel
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel >= 0.9.8