diff --git a/docker/autoware-openadk/Dockerfile b/docker/autoware-openadk/Dockerfile
index c7ce5cca809..f416629bbeb 100644
--- a/docker/autoware-openadk/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/autoware-openadk/Dockerfile
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ RUN --mount=type=ssh \
   mkdir src \
   && vcs import src < autoware.repos \
   && apt-get update \
+  && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends ninja-build \
   && rosdep update \
   && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive rosdep install -y --ignore-src --from-paths src --rosdistro "$ROS_DISTRO" \
   && source /opt/ros/"$ROS_DISTRO"/setup.bash \
   && colcon build --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release --cmake-args \
+    " -GNinja" \
     " -Wno-dev" \
     " --no-warn-unused-cli" \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \