diff --git a/remind.spec b/remind.spec
index 6c5a701..0651d77 100644
--- a/remind.spec
+++ b/remind.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source1:        tkremind.desktop
 Patch0:         remind-nostrip.patch
 
 Requires:       tcl
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  perl-generators