diff --git a/amsynth.spec b/amsynth.spec
index 68cc9a0..470b4e0 100644
--- a/amsynth.spec
+++ b/amsynth.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Patch0:         amsynth.fixConstString.patch
 Patch1:         amsynth.fixMetainfo.patch
 
 # https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:C_and_C%2B%2B
+BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gtk2-devel
 BuildRequires:  jack-audio-connection-kit-devel lash-devel libsndfile-devel libsndfile-utils