diff --git a/pipewire.changes b/pipewire.changes
index 68a3b33..b5466c2 100644
--- a/pipewire.changes
+++ b/pipewire.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 13 10:33:29 UTC 2021 - Antonio Larrosa <alarrosa@suse.com>
+
+- Use the gcc9-c++ compiler in SLE/Leap so it builds successfully.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 13 09:45:21 UTC 2021 - Antonio Larrosa <alarrosa@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/pipewire.spec b/pipewire.spec
index 797ebdd..8ba0fd1 100644
--- a/pipewire.spec
+++ b/pipewire.spec
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 %if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1500
 BuildRequires:  gcc9
+BuildRequires:  gcc9-c++
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  graphviz
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ This package provides a PulseAudio implementation based on PipeWire
 %build
 %if %{pkg_vcmp gcc < 8}
 export CC=gcc-9
+export CXX=g++-9
 %endif
 %meson \
     -Ddocs=enabled \