diff --git a/srcpkgs/monero/template b/srcpkgs/monero/template
index 76537f0e24..bb2f0600d9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/monero/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/monero/template
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pre_build() {
 		# but is not included in the binary package. It thus needs to be
 		# built for the host
 		CC=${CC_host} CFLAGS="${XBPS_CFLAGS}" LDFLAGS="${XBPS_LDFLAGS}" \
-			make -C build ${makejobs} generate_translations_header
+			ninja -C build ${makejobs} generate_translations_header
 	fi
 }