diff --git a/src/compiler/crystal/ffi/lib_ffi.cr b/src/compiler/crystal/ffi/lib_ffi.cr
index 22929279c09e..654908eb9af3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/crystal/ffi/lib_ffi.cr
+++ b/src/compiler/crystal/ffi/lib_ffi.cr
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 # See https://crystal-lang.org/reference/man/required_libraries.html#compiler-dependencies
 module Crystal
-  @[Link("ffi")]
+  @[Link("ffi", pkg_config: "libffi")]
   {% if compare_versions(Crystal::VERSION, "1.11.0-dev") >= 0 %}
     @[Link(dll: "libffi.dll")]
   {% end %}