diff --git a/glew.spec b/glew.spec
index 8a29c37..775904a 100644
--- a/glew.spec
+++ b/glew.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:        BSD and MIT
 URL:            http://glew.sourceforge.net
 
 Source0:        https://sourceforge.net/projects/glew/files/glew/%{version}/glew-%{version}.tgz
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libGLU-devel
 
 %description