diff --git a/ruby/manifests/init.pp b/ruby/manifests/init.pp
index 2ac18ec..ff8d49d 100644
--- a/ruby/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/ruby/manifests/init.pp
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ class ruby::rubygems {
 
     tag("bootstrap")
 
+    require gcc
+    require gnu::make
+
     package { "rubygems":
         ensure => installed,
     }