diff --git a/picard.spec b/picard.spec
index e7a0475..64f27ce 100644
--- a/picard.spec
+++ b/picard.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://picard.musicbrainz.org/
 Source0:        ftp://ftp.musicbrainz.org/pub/musicbrainz/picard/picard-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  libofa-devel