diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ca/calibre/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ca/calibre/package.nix
index 39927d95c0e8..8d887c7026f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ca/calibre/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ca/calibre/package.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   dontUseQmakeConfigure = true;
   dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
+  dontUseNinjaBuild = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake