diff --git a/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk b/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk
index 5b71694896..4bb3981b67 100644
--- a/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk
+++ b/packages/virtual/toolchain/package.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="https://libreelec.tv"
 PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="configtools:host make:host xz:host sed:host pkg-config:host autoconf:host automake:host libtool:host intltool:host autoconf-archive:host gcc:host bison:host flex:host cmake:host xmlstarlet:host yasm:host p7zip:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="configtools:host make:host xz:host sed:host pkg-config:host autoconf:host automake:host libtool:host intltool:host autoconf-archive:host gcc:host bison:host flex:host cmake:host xmlstarlet:host yasm:host p7zip:host ninja:host"
 PKG_SECTION="virtual"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="toolchain: LibreELEC.tv' toolchain"
 PKG_LONGDESC="a crosscompiling toolchain to compile all packages"