diff --git a/lang/python/bcrypt/Makefile b/lang/python/bcrypt/Makefile
index 0912aa2cb..992d5f7fa 100644
--- a/lang/python/bcrypt/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/bcrypt/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Daniel Dickinson <cshored@thecshore.com>
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(BUILD_VARIANT)-bcrypt-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libffi/host
+HOST_PYTHON_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS:="cffi>=1.1"
+HOST_PYTHON3_PACKAGE_BUILD_DEPENDS:="cffi>=1.1"
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 include ../python-package.mk