diff --git a/the_silver_searcher.spec b/the_silver_searcher.spec
index 278027d..ecafcf3 100644
--- a/the_silver_searcher.spec
+++ b/the_silver_searcher.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ License:        ASL 2.0 and BSD
 URL:            https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher
 Source:         https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher/archive/%{commit}/%{version}-%{shortcommit}.tar.gz
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  pcre-devel