diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
index 44df48e8d8..c9459586a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-build.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ jobs:
             share
           key: ${{ runner.os }}${{ inputs.build_variant }}-deps-${{ hashFiles('submodule-status') }}
 
+      - name: Install ninja-build tool
+        uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@v3
+
       - name: Build dependencies
         if: steps.cache-deps.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: make xcode/deps
diff --git a/action-install-linux.sh b/action-install-linux.sh
index 8035b4ac5c..ac49d61ba4 100755
--- a/action-install-linux.sh
+++ b/action-install-linux.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ sudo apt update -y
 # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/google-glog/+bug/1991919
 # https://github.com/kadalu-tech/pkgs/pull/2/files#r1001042597
 sudo apt install -y libunwind-dev
+sudo apt install -y ninja-build
 sudo apt install -y ${dep_packages[@]}
 make deps/gtest
 make -C deps/opencc build
diff --git a/deps.mk b/deps.mk
index ac8f6e1bd8..1e15c6cb7c 100644
--- a/deps.mk
+++ b/deps.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ clean-src:
 
 glog:
 	cd $(src_dir)/glog; \
-	cmake . -B$(build) \
+	cmake . -B$(build) -GNinja \
 	-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=OFF \
 	-DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF \
 	-DWITH_GFLAGS:BOOL=OFF \
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ glog:
 
 gtest:
 	cd $(src_dir)/googletest; \
-	cmake . -B$(build) \
+	cmake . -B$(build) -GNinja \
 	-DBUILD_GMOCK:BOOL=OFF \
 	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING="Release" \
 	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="$(rime_root)" \
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ gtest:
 
 leveldb:
 	cd $(src_dir)/leveldb; \
-	cmake . -B$(build) \
+	cmake . -B$(build) -GNinja \
 	-DLEVELDB_BUILD_BENCHMARKS:BOOL=OFF \
 	-DLEVELDB_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF \
 	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING="Release" \
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ leveldb:
 
 marisa:
 	cd $(src_dir)/marisa-trie; \
-	cmake $(src_dir) -B$(build) \
+	cmake $(src_dir) -B$(build) -GNinja \
 	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING="Release" \
 	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="$(rime_root)" \
 	&& cmake --build $(build) --target install
 
 opencc:
 	cd $(src_dir)/opencc; \
-	cmake . -B$(build) \
+	cmake . -B$(build) -GNinja \
 	-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=OFF \
 	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING="Release" \
 	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="$(rime_root)" \
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ opencc:
 
 yaml-cpp:
 	cd $(src_dir)/yaml-cpp; \
-	cmake . -B$(build) \
+	cmake . -B$(build) -GNinja \
 	-DYAML_CPP_BUILD_CONTRIB:BOOL=OFF \
 	-DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF \
 	-DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS:BOOL=OFF \