diff --git a/avrdude.spec b/avrdude.spec
index f43428f..e1c0ff2 100644
--- a/avrdude.spec
+++ b/avrdude.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Source1:        avrdude-udev-rules
 # From: http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?42517
 Patch0:         avrdude-6.1_includes.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  flex
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  elfutils-libelf-devel