diff --git a/re-pcre/metadata.txt b/re-pcre/metadata.txt
index e432d6d3..869363fc 100644
--- a/re-pcre/metadata.txt
+++ b/re-pcre/metadata.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ srctype = micropython-lib
 type = module
 version = 0.2
 author = Paul Sokolovsky
+depends = ffilib
diff --git a/re-pcre/re.py b/re-pcre/re.py
index d9eaea3d..f1408654 100644
--- a/re-pcre/re.py
+++ b/re-pcre/re.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import ffi
+import ffilib
 import array
 
 
-pcre = ffi.open("libpcre.so.3")
+pcre = ffilib.open("libpcre")
 
 #       pcre *pcre_compile(const char *pattern, int options,
 #            const char **errptr, int *erroffset,
diff --git a/re-pcre/setup.py b/re-pcre/setup.py
index 1b991e32..6b54a441 100644
--- a/re-pcre/setup.py
+++ b/re-pcre/setup.py
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ setup(name='micropython-re-pcre',
       maintainer='MicroPython Developers',
       maintainer_email='micro-python@googlegroups.com',
       license='MIT',
-      py_modules=['re'])
+      py_modules=['re'],
+      install_requires=['micropython-ffilib'])