diff --git a/packages/lang/Python/build b/packages/lang/Python/build
index 06a1c53eb6..f497c8d8e4 100755
--- a/packages/lang/Python/build
+++ b/packages/lang/Python/build
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ ac_cv_func_lchflags_works=no \
 ac_cv_func_chflags_works=no \
 ac_cv_func_printf_zd=yes \
 OPT="$CFLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing" \
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -lexpat" \
+LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -lexpat -lffi" \
 ../configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
              --build=$HOST_NAME \
              --cache-file=config.cache \