diff --git a/bonnie++.spec b/bonnie++.spec
index edd7124..4b8593a 100644
--- a/bonnie++.spec
+++ b/bonnie++.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ URL:            http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/
 Source0:        http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/experimental/bonnie++-%{version}.tgz
 Patch0:         %{name}-makefile.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 %description
 bonnie++ filesystem and disk benchmark suite aggressively reads & writes
 in various ways on your filesystem then outputs useful benchmark performance