diff --git a/ethtool.spec b/ethtool.spec
index 821ae6d..623e881 100644
--- a/ethtool.spec
+++ b/ethtool.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ License:	GPLv2
 Group:		Applications/System
 URL:		https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/%{name}/
 Source0:	https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+BuildRequires:	gcc
 Conflicts:	filesystem < 3
 
 %description