diff --git a/roles/octoprint/tasks/install.yml b/roles/octoprint/tasks/install.yml
index 9e2fb5b..04e1fd4 100644
--- a/roles/octoprint/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/octoprint/tasks/install.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         - build-essential
         - acl
         - libjpeg8-dev
+        - libffi-dev
 
   - name: install octoprint software
     become: true