diff --git a/images/ubuntu/toolsets/toolset-2404.json b/images/ubuntu/toolsets/toolset-2404.json
index cf732f67c1bd..9002a3518018 100644
--- a/images/ubuntu/toolsets/toolset-2404.json
+++ b/images/ubuntu/toolsets/toolset-2404.json
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
             "g++",
             "gcc",
             "make",
+            "ninja-build",
             "jq",
             "tar",
             "unzip",