diff --git a/gnome-subtitles.spec b/gnome-subtitles.spec
index d079be6..288ebe4 100644
--- a/gnome-subtitles.spec
+++ b/gnome-subtitles.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ URL:            http://gnome-subtitles.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch0:         %{name}-%{version}-mcs.patch
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  gnome-doc-utils
 BuildRequires:  gnome-sharp-devel