diff --git a/monitor-edid.spec b/monitor-edid.spec
index a3c5ac8..06361c9 100644
--- a/monitor-edid.spec
+++ b/monitor-edid.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Patch0:         monitor-edid-escape.patch
 Patch1:         monitor-edid-warn-unused-result.patch
 
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 %ifarch %{ix86} x86_64
 BuildRequires: libx86-devel
 BuildRequires: perl-generators