diff --git a/ghc-bootstrap.changes b/ghc-bootstrap.changes
index d50e623..106c57c 100644
--- a/ghc-bootstrap.changes
+++ b/ghc-bootstrap.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec  1 16:43:06 UTC 2022 - Peter Simons <psimons@suse.com>
+
+- Explictly depend on libffi8 to make sure we're getting the
+  correct version of the libffi shared library. [jsc#PED-1151]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun 24 07:13:19 UTC 2022 - Guillaume GARDET <guillaume.gardet@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/ghc-bootstrap.spec b/ghc-bootstrap.spec
index 80afa3d..86439c3 100644
--- a/ghc-bootstrap.spec
+++ b/ghc-bootstrap.spec
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gmp-devel
 BuildRequires:  libncurses5
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libffi)
+BuildRequires:  libffi8 >= 3.4.4
 Requires:       gmp-devel
 Requires:       libncurses5
 Requires:       pkgconfig(libffi)
+Requires:       libffi8 >= 3.4.4
 # This package is not meant to be used outside OBS
 Requires:       this-is-only-for-build-envs
 Provides:       ghc-bootstrap-devel