diff --git a/srm-ifce.spec b/srm-ifce.spec
index fe86cad..708e4e0 100644
--- a/srm-ifce.spec
+++ b/srm-ifce.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ URL:			https://svnweb.cern.ch/trac/lcgutil
 # tar czf srm-ifce-1.24.3.tar.gz srm-ifce-1.24.3 --exclude-vcs
 Source0:	%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	cmake
 BuildRequires:	CGSI-gSOAP-devel >= 1.3.6
 BuildRequires:	glib2-devel