diff --git a/vmware/manifests/guest.pp b/vmware/manifests/guest.pp
index ea61f76..a5fa7a3 100644
--- a/vmware/manifests/guest.pp
+++ b/vmware/manifests/guest.pp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class vmware::guest::centos {
 #
 class vmware::guest::ubuntu {
 
+    require gnu::gcc
+
     if ! $vmware_tools_package {
         if $vmware_tools_package_latest {
             $vmware_tools_package = $vmware_tools_package_latest