diff --git a/package/moarvm/Config.in b/package/moarvm/Config.in
index 3e0a1045ec..76343d1199 100644
--- a/package/moarvm/Config.in
+++ b/package/moarvm/Config.in
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MOARVM
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUV
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTOMMATH
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBATOMIC_OPS
+	# dyncall does not work on MIPS; libffi needs to be used.
+	# See: https://github.com/MoarVM/MoarVM/issues/222
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBFFI if BR2_mips || BR2_mipsel || BR2_mips64 || BR2_mips64el
 	help
 	  Short for "Metamodel On A Runtime", MoarVM is a virtual machine
 	  built especially for Rakudo Perl 6 and the NQP Compiler Toolchain.