diff --git a/games/flightgear/Makefile b/games/flightgear/Makefile
index c3fddc14a417..283972339ee7 100644
--- a/games/flightgear/Makefile
+++ b/games/flightgear/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/libplibsl.a:x11-toolkits/plib \
 		${LOCALBASE}/lib/libSimGearCore.a:devel/simgear \
 		${LOCALBASE}/share/flightgear/version:games/flightgear-data
 
-USES=		alias cmake compiler cpe dos2unix gl jpeg openal:al,alut \
+# Disable ninja, see https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/codetickets/2118/
+USES=		alias cmake:noninja compiler cpe dos2unix gl jpeg openal:al,alut \
 		sqlite tar:bzip2
 USE_XORG=	ice sm x11 xext xft xi xinerama xmu xt
 USE_GL=		gl glew glu glut