diff --git a/axi/drawing.py b/axi/drawing.py
index c632964..49e7e3a 100644
--- a/axi/drawing.py
+++ b/axi/drawing.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from .paths import (
     expand_quadratics, paths_length)
 
 try:
-    import cairo
+    import cairocffi as cairo
 except ImportError:
     cairo = None
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 09429a0..2ca4128 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+cairocffi
 pyserial
 pyhull
 Shapely