diff --git a/c-ares/PKGBUILD b/c-ares/PKGBUILD
index 3eb4cf6a..cf12eb94 100644
--- a/c-ares/PKGBUILD
+++ b/c-ares/PKGBUILD
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 pkgbase="c-ares"
 pkgname=("libcares" "libcares-devel")
 pkgver=1.34.4
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc="C library that performs DNS requests and name resolves asynchronously (libraries)"
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 url="https://c-ares.haxx.se/"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ msys2_references=(
   "cpe: cpe:/a:daniel_stenberg:c-ares"
 )
 license=("spdx:MIT")
-makedepends=("cmake" 'gcc')
+makedepends=("cmake" 'gcc' 'ninja')
 depends=("gcc-libs")
 source=("https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/releases/download/v${pkgver}/c-ares-${pkgver}.tar.gz"{,.asc})
 sha256sums=('fa38dbed659ee4cc5a32df5e27deda575fa6852c79a72ba1af85de35a6ae222f'
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ validpgpkeys=('27EDEAF22F3ABCEB50DB9A125CC908FDB71E12C2' # Daniel Stenberg <dani
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/${pkgbase}-${pkgver}"
 
-  cmake -B "build-static" \
+  cmake -GNinja -B "build-static" \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
     -DCARES_STATIC=ON \
     -DCARES_SHARED=OFF
   cmake --build "build-static"
   DESTDIR="${srcdir}/dest" cmake --install "build-static"
 
-  cmake -B "build-shared" \
+  cmake -GNinja -B "build-shared" \
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
     -DCARES_STATIC=OFF \
     -DCARES_SHARED=ON