diff --git a/aces_container.spec b/aces_container.spec
index 532c93a..1f2ba86 100644
--- a/aces_container.spec
+++ b/aces_container.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ URL:            https://github.com/ampas/aces_container
 Source0:        https://github.com/ampas/aces_container/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:         Aces_container-fixup.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 
 %description