diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_apk.yml b/.github/workflows/build_apk.yml
index f03ad34f3d7..aead43ab304 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_apk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_apk.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt-get update
 
       - name: Installing Python and OpenJDK
-        run: sudo apt-get install -y python openjdk-8-jdk-headless libncurses5 ccache
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y python openjdk-8-jdk-headless libncurses5 ccache ninja-build
 
       - name: Installing system dependencies
         run: |