diff --git a/src/azurelinux/3.0/net8.0/crossdeps/amd64/Dockerfile b/src/azurelinux/3.0/net8.0/crossdeps/amd64/Dockerfile
index 91fd91657..15d0108f6 100644
--- a/src/azurelinux/3.0/net8.0/crossdeps/amd64/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/azurelinux/3.0/net8.0/crossdeps/amd64/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RUN tdnf update -y && \
         gcc \
         make \
         cmake \
+        ninja-build \
         pkg-config \
         diffutils \
         icu \