diff --git a/nebula.spec b/nebula.spec
index 2aa77f8..ed0a642 100644
--- a/nebula.spec
+++ b/nebula.spec
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ URL:            http://nebula.carnivore.it/
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/nebula/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 
 %description