diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 082164c9e8..0c2b0f684f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -199,10 +199,10 @@ jobs:
           dockerRunArgs: --volume "${PWD}/repo:/repo"
           install: | # Installing Python 3.10 from the Deadsnakes repo raises errors
             apt update
-            apt -y install zlib1g-dev python3.8 python3.8-dev python3.8-distutils python3-pip
+            apt -y install zlib1g-dev libffi-dev python3.8 python3.8-dev python3.8-distutils python3-pip
             python3.8 -m pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
             # Cannot access any files from the repo directory at this stage
-            python3.8 -m pip install -U Pyinstaller mutagen pycryptodomex websockets brotli certifi secretstorage
+            python3.8 -m pip install -U Pyinstaller mutagen pycryptodomex websockets brotli certifi secretstorage cffi
 
           run: |
             cd repo