diff --git a/srcpkgs/libva/template b/srcpkgs/libva/template
index 629aa449fa1..fca19726adf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libva/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libva/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ configure_args="-Dwith_glx=no $(vopt_if wayland -Dwith_wayland=yes)
  -Dwith_egl=yes"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config $(vopt_if wayland wayland-devel)"
 makedepends="libXfixes-devel libXext-devel libdrm-devel
- $(vopt_if wayland wayland-devel)"
+ $(vopt_if wayland 'libffi-devel wayland-devel')"
 short_desc="Video Acceleration (VA) API"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"