diff --git a/bonnie++.spec b/bonnie++.spec
index 4b8593a..9e0694e 100644
--- a/bonnie++.spec
+++ b/bonnie++.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Source0:        http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/experimental/bonnie++-%{version
 Patch0:         %{name}-makefile.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+
 %description
 bonnie++ filesystem and disk benchmark suite aggressively reads & writes
 in various ways on your filesystem then outputs useful benchmark performance