diff --git a/SDL2.spec b/SDL2.spec
index 7687649..8cf7b2f 100644
--- a/SDL2.spec
+++ b/SDL2.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Patch0:         multilib.patch
 # ptrdiff_t is not the same as khronos defines on 32bit arches
 Patch1:         SDL2-2.0.9-khrplatform.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  alsa-lib-devel
 BuildRequires:  audiofile-devel
 BuildRequires:  mesa-libGL-devel