diff --git a/wcm.spec b/wcm.spec
index 5cbcde7..afb4e71 100644
--- a/wcm.spec
+++ b/wcm.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Patch0:		%{name}-0.19.0.1.patch
 # https://github.com/corporateshark/WCMCommander/issues/503
 Source2:	FindUtf8proc.cmake
 Patch1:		wcm-utf8proc.patch
+BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:	utf8proc-devel
 # https://github.com/corporateshark/WCMCommander/issues/507
 Patch2:		wcm-changelog.patch