diff --git a/libcomps.spec b/libcomps.spec
index a8b15a1..2d7515e 100644
--- a/libcomps.spec
+++ b/libcomps.spec
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            https://github.com/rpm-software-management/libcomps
 Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{name}-%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel