diff --git a/selinux-policy.spec b/selinux-policy.spec
index a40f3a5..04afb33 100644
--- a/selinux-policy.spec
+++ b/selinux-policy.spec
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ Source102: rpm.macros
 Url: %{git0}
 BuildArch: noarch
 BuildRequires: python3 gawk checkpolicy >= %{CHECKPOLICYVER} m4 policycoreutils-devel >= %{POLICYCOREUTILSVER} bzip2
-BuildRequires: gcc
 Requires(pre): policycoreutils >= %{POLICYCOREUTILSVER}
 Requires(post): /bin/awk /usr/bin/sha512sum
 Requires: rpm-plugin-selinux