diff --git a/aldo.spec b/aldo.spec
index 0fc7a44..e342e29 100644
--- a/aldo.spec
+++ b/aldo.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://aldo.nongnu.org/
 Source0:        http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/aldo/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  libao-devel
 
 %description