diff --git a/libogg.spec b/libogg.spec
index 24e4b9a..65c149b 100644
--- a/libogg.spec
+++ b/libogg.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ URL:            http://www.xiph.org/
 
 Source:         http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/ogg/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 
 %description
 Libogg is a library for manipulating Ogg bitstream file formats.