diff --git a/make/host-tools.mk b/make/host-tools.mk
index 9601d16f..41a9dd4b 100644
--- a/make/host-tools.mk
+++ b/make/host-tools.mk
@@ -58,29 +58,6 @@ host-meson: $(HOST_MESON_DEPENDENCIES) $(DL_DIR)/$(HOST_MESON_SOURCE) | $(HOST_D
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-HOST_NINJA_VERSION = 1.10.2
-HOST_NINJA_DIR = ninja-$(HOST_NINJA_VERSION)
-HOST_NINJA_SOURCE = ninja-$(HOST_NINJA_VERSION).tar.gz
-HOST_NINJA_SITE = $(call github,ninja-build,ninja,v$(HOST_NINJA_VERSION))
-
-$(DL_DIR)/$(HOST_NINJA_SOURCE):
-	$(download) $(HOST_NINJA_SITE)/$(HOST_NINJA_SOURCE)
-
-HOST_NINJA = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/ninja
-
-host-ninja: $(DL_DIR)/$(HOST_NINJA_SOURCE) | $(HOST_DIR)
-	$(REMOVE)/$(PKG_DIR)
-	$(UNTAR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
-	$(call APPLY_PATCHES,$(PKG_PATCHES_DIR))
-	$(CHDIR)/$(PKG_DIR); \
-		$(HOST_CMAKE); \
-		$(MAKE)
-	$(INSTALL_EXEC) -D $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ninja $(HOST_NINJA)
-	$(REMOVE)/$(PKG_DIR)
-	$(TOUCH)
-
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 HOST_PYTHON3_VERSION = 3.9.0
 HOST_PYTHON3_DIR = Python-$(HOST_PYTHON3_VERSION)
 HOST_PYTHON3_SOURCE = Python-$(HOST_PYTHON3_VERSION).tar.xz
diff --git a/package/ninja/ninja.mk b/package/ninja/ninja.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff9b2808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/ninja/ninja.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# ninja
+#
+################################################################################
+
+NINJA_VERSION = 1.10.2
+NINJA_DIR = ninja-$(NINJA_VERSION)
+NINJA_SOURCE = ninja-$(NINJA_VERSION).tar.gz
+NINJA_SITE = $(call github,ninja-build,ninja,v$(NINJA_VERSION))
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+HOST_NINJA_VERSION = $(NINJA_VERSION)
+HOST_NINJA_DIR = $(NINJA_DIR)
+HOST_NINJA_SOURCE = $(NINJA_SOURCE)
+HOST_NINJA_SITE = $(NINJA_SITE)
+
+HOST_NINJA = $(HOST_DIR)/bin/ninja
+
+host-ninja: | $(HOST_DIR)
+	$(call host-cmake-package)