diff --git a/roles/ensure-python/vars/Debian.yaml b/roles/ensure-python/vars/Debian.yaml
index 513f372ed..b3f5797c1 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-python/vars/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-python/vars/Debian.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ python_build_depends:
   - aria2
   - gcc
   - libbz2-dev
+  - libffi-dev
   - libreadline-dev
   - libssl-dev
   - libsqlite3-dev
   - make
-  - zlib1g-dev
\ No newline at end of file
+  - zlib1g-dev
diff --git a/roles/ensure-python/vars/Gentoo.yaml b/roles/ensure-python/vars/Gentoo.yaml
index 419edf6e9..334cb6b30 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-python/vars/Gentoo.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-python/vars/Gentoo.yaml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-python_build_depends: []
\ No newline at end of file
+python_build_depends:
+  - virtual/libffi
diff --git a/roles/ensure-python/vars/RedHat.yaml b/roles/ensure-python/vars/RedHat.yaml
index 9efd469d1..fc9cbf4a0 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-python/vars/RedHat.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-python/vars/RedHat.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 python_build_depends:
   - bzip2-devel
   - gcc
+  - libffi-devel
   - make
   - openssl-devel
   - readline-devel
   - sqlite-devel
-  - zlib-devel
\ No newline at end of file
+  - zlib-devel
diff --git a/roles/ensure-python/vars/Suse.yaml b/roles/ensure-python/vars/Suse.yaml
index c32ea4283..e0fa6fc44 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-python/vars/Suse.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-python/vars/Suse.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ python_build_depends:
   - aria2
   - gcc
   - libbz2-devel
+  - libffi-devel
   - make
   - openssl-devel
   - readline-devel
   - sqlite3-devel
   - tar
-  - zlib-devel
\ No newline at end of file
+  - zlib-devel