diff --git a/nodepool/elements/bindep-fallback.txt b/nodepool/elements/bindep-fallback.txt
index 04ed8de9ec..bc4c3d7d45 100644
--- a/nodepool/elements/bindep-fallback.txt
+++ b/nodepool/elements/bindep-fallback.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ libevent-dev [platform:dpkg]
 libevent-devel [platform:rpm]
 dev-libs/libevent [platform:gentoo]
 libffi-dev [platform:dpkg]
-libffi-devel [platform:redhat]
-libffi48-devel [platform:suse]
+libffi-devel [platform:redhat platform:suse !platform:opensuse423]
+libffi48-devel [platform:opensuse423]
 virtual/libffi [platform:gentoo]
 libjerasure-dev [platform:ubuntu]
 dev-libs/jerasure [platform:gentoo]