diff --git a/unix/mpconfigport.mk b/unix/mpconfigport.mk
index d30be8b986..bfb01a71f1 100644
--- a/unix/mpconfigport.mk
+++ b/unix/mpconfigport.mk
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ MICROPY_USE_READLINE = 1
 MICROPY_MOD_TIME = 1
 
 # ffi module requires libffi (libffi-dev Debian package)
-MICROPY_MOD_FFI = 0
+MICROPY_MOD_FFI = 1