diff --git a/conda/recipes/pynvjitlink/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/pynvjitlink/meta.yaml
index a0b4ad86..d72e2b4f 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/pynvjitlink/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/pynvjitlink/meta.yaml
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ requirements:
     - {{ compiler('c') }}
     - {{ compiler('cxx') }}
     - {{ compiler('cuda') }}
+    - cuda-version ={{ cuda_version }}
     - cmake >=3.26.4
+    - ninja
     - sysroot_{{ target_platform }} 2.17
-    - cuda-version ={{ cuda_version }}
   host:
     # We get libnvjitlink from the host's RPM packages, which are updated
     # sooner than conda sources.