diff --git a/selinux-policy.spec b/selinux-policy.spec
index 31cc081..9fd61ac 100644
--- a/selinux-policy.spec
+++ b/selinux-policy.spec
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ Source102: rpm.macros
 
 Url: %{git0-base}
 BuildArch: noarch
-BuildRequires: python3 gawk checkpolicy >= %{CHECKPOLICYVER} m4 policycoreutils-devel >= %{POLICYCOREUTILSVER} bzip2 
+BuildRequires: python3 gawk checkpolicy >= %{CHECKPOLICYVER} m4 policycoreutils-devel >= %{POLICYCOREUTILSVER} bzip2
+BuildRequires: gcc
 Requires(pre): policycoreutils >= %{POLICYCOREUTILSVER}
 Requires(post): /bin/awk /usr/bin/sha512sum
 Requires: rpm-plugin-selinux