diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bl/blockattack/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bl/blockattack/package.nix
index c76d149eed18..ce94ef1d72ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bl/blockattack/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bl/blockattack/package.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , gettext
 , gitUpdater
+, ninja
 , physfs
 , pkg-config
 , stdenv
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     SDL2
     cmake
+    ninja
     pkg-config
     gettext
     zip