diff --git a/dzen2.spec b/dzen2.spec
index 6697995..24891b7 100644
--- a/dzen2.spec
+++ b/dzen2.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Source10:       dzen2-tarball
 Patch1:         dzen2-0.8.5-2010-01-04-verbose.patch
 Patch2:         dzen2-0.8.5-2010-01-04-fedora-config.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libXpm-devel libXinerama-devel
 # for /usr/include/X11/Xft/Xft.h
 BuildRequires:  libXft-devel