diff --git a/airsnort.spec b/airsnort.spec
index 334a4e1..3bdcd9f 100644
--- a/airsnort.spec
+++ b/airsnort.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ URL:            http://airsnort.shmoo.com/
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        airsnort.desktop
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: libpcap-devel 
 BuildRequires: gtk2-devel >= 2.2
 BuildRequires: atk-devel