diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6e0c6c78f..50ed66c24 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ cmake (2.8.1-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - FindGTK2_pangommconfig.diff - look for Pangomm Config include directory
       in FindGTK2.cmake (Closes: #579718). Thanks to Sune Vuorela for the
       patch.
+  * Add gcc and make to cmake Suggests (Closes: #577516).
 
  -- Modestas Vainius <modax@debian.org>  Sat, 01 May 2010 22:25:55 +0300
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b60fe1d44..558bafb01 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Vcs-Browser: http://git.debian.org/?p=collab-maint/cmake.git;a=summary
 Package: cmake
 Architecture: any
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, cmake-data (= ${source:Version})
+Suggests: gcc, make
 Description: A cross-platform, open-source make system
  CMake is used to control the software compilation process using
  simple platform and compiler independent configuration files. CMake