diff --git a/srcpkgs/libclc/template b/srcpkgs/libclc/template
index 590a33736f1..a1ff860eacd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libclc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libclc/template
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	unset CC CXX LD CFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS
 	mkdir -p build
 	cd build
-	cmake ${configure_args} ..
+	cmake -GNinja ${configure_args} ..
 }
 
 post_install() {