diff --git a/lame.spec b/lame.spec
index 2d7d70c..7ecec85 100644
--- a/lame.spec
+++ b/lame.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/lame/%{name}-%{vers
 Patch1:         %{name}-noexecstack.patch
 Patch2:         libmp3lame-symbols.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:  gtk+-devel
 %ifarch %{ix86}