diff --git a/package/ninja/ninja.mk b/package/ninja/ninja.mk
index 9d6f30e9fe..f29ab0a930 100644
--- a/package/ninja/ninja.mk
+++ b/package/ninja/ninja.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ NINJA_SITE = $(call github,ninja-build,ninja,$(NINJA_VERSION))
 NINJA_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 NINJA_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
-HOST_NINJA_DEPENDENCIES = $(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),host-python3,host-python)
+# Although Ninja supports both Python2 and Python3, we enforce Python3
+# on the host for the following reason: Meson is the only package
+# using Ninja so far and Meson requires Python3. In this way, we
+# prevent both Python2 and Python3 from being created on the host,
+# which is time consuming and without benefit.
+HOST_NINJA_DEPENDENCIES = host-python3
 
 define HOST_NINJA_BUILD_CMDS
 	(cd $(@D); ./configure.py --bootstrap)