diff --git a/ncmpc.spec b/ncmpc.spec
index 400e483..b2d915c 100644
--- a/ncmpc.spec
+++ b/ncmpc.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ URL:            http://www.musicpd.org/
 Source0:        http://www.musicpd.org/download/ncmpc/0/ncmpc-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        http://www.musicpd.org/download/ncmpc/0/ncmpc-%{version}.tar.xz.sig
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  autoconf autoconf-archive automake
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel >= 2.4