diff --git a/mingw-w64-ninja/PKGBUILD b/mingw-w64-ninja/PKGBUILD
index c0d5df9f95..08770e8baf 100644
--- a/mingw-w64-ninja/PKGBUILD
+++ b/mingw-w64-ninja/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 _realname=ninja
 
 pkgname=("${MINGW_PACKAGE_PREFIX}-${_realname}")
-pkgver=1.5.1
+pkgver=1.5.3
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed (mingw-w64)"
 arch=('any')
@@ -13,18 +13,23 @@ depends=()
 options=('strip' 'staticlibs')
 makedepends=("python2")
 source=("https://github.com/martine/ninja/archive/v${pkgver}.tar.gz")
-md5sums=('59f4f1cf5d9bb0d7877a6d5a5afd770a')
+md5sums=('67d11a83dceea0378908ce5e7477b6fb')
 
 prepare () {
   cd ${srcdir}/ninja-${pkgver}
+  #linking assumes windows cmd line but we are bash :)
+  sed -i 's|cmd /c $ar cqs $out.tmp $in && move /Y $out.tmp $out|$ar crs $out $in|g' ${srcdir}/ninja-${pkgver}/configure.py  
 }
 
 build() {
   mkdir -p "${pkgdir}${MINGW_PREFIX}"/bin
   cd ${srcdir}/ninja-${pkgver}
-  ./bootstrap.py --platform mingw
+  ./configure.py --bootstrap --platform mingw
 }
 
 package() {
-    mv "${srcdir}/ninja-${pkgver}/ninja.exe" "${pkgdir}${MINGW_PREFIX}"/bin/
+  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}${MINGW_PREFIX}"/bin
+  mv "${srcdir}/ninja-${pkgver}/ninja.exe" "${pkgdir}${MINGW_PREFIX}"/bin/
+  #mkdir -p "${pkgdir}${MINGW_PREFIX}"/lib
+  #mv "${srcdir}/ninja-${pkgver}/build/libninja.a" "${pkgdir}${MINGW_PREFIX}"/lib/
 }