diff --git a/rply.spec b/rply.spec
index ac5a9dd..70b5448 100644
--- a/rply.spec
+++ b/rply.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Source1:	rply_CMakeLists.txt
 Source2:	RPLYConfig.cmake.in
 Source3:	rply_cmake_export_cmakelists.txt
 
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	cmake >= 2.6.0