diff --git a/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py b/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
index ea49ee28..aed4dbea 100644
--- a/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
+++ b/hooks/neutron_ovs_utils.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from charmhelpers.core.host import (
 from charmhelpers.core.templating import render
 
 BASE_GIT_PACKAGES = [
+    'libffi-dev',
     'libxml2-dev',
     'libxslt1-dev',
     'libyaml-dev',