diff --git a/libpinyin.spec b/libpinyin.spec
index 61dc0ab..8cb940e 100644
--- a/libpinyin.spec
+++ b/libpinyin.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/libpinyin/libpinyin/%{name}-%{v
 Patch0:         libpinyin-2.2.x-head.patch
 %endif
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  kyotocabinet-devel, glib2-devel
 Requires:       %{name}-data%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}