diff --git a/libvirt.spec.in b/libvirt.spec.in
index 8f46f58b5016a7ca5d533050a2ff0c8e23bd5699..5e05d706f894ab21b0bcf8a9ec0a403d49278131 100644
--- a/libvirt.spec.in
+++ b/libvirt.spec.in
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ BuildRequires: gettext-devel
 BuildRequires: libtool
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/pod2man
 %endif
+BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: git
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 27 || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 BuildRequires: perl-interpreter