diff --git a/amsynth.spec b/amsynth.spec
index 9ffd392..470b4e0 100644
--- a/amsynth.spec
+++ b/amsynth.spec
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Source0:        https://github.com/nixxcode/%{name}/releases/download/release-%{
 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
 BuildRequires:  mesa-libGL-devel mesa-libEGL-devel