diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-iwlib/template b/srcpkgs/python-iwlib/template
index 7f383d34886..8c26aee0ae0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-iwlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-iwlib/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ wrksrc="${pkgname/python-//}-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="iwlib"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
-makedepends="python-devel python3-devel wireless_tools-devel"
+makedepends="python-devel python3-devel wireless_tools-devel libffi-devel"
 depends="python wireless_tools"
 short_desc="Python2 Iwlib wrapper for interacting with wireless devices"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.eu>"