diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index cc1484177b24..24623a004b6e 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from torch.utils.cpp_extension import CUDAExtension, BuildExtension
 
 cmdclass = {}
-cmdclass['build_ext'] = BuildExtension
+cmdclass['build_ext'] = BuildExtension.with_options(use_ninja=False)
 
 TORCH_MAJOR = int(torch.__version__.split('.')[0])
 TORCH_MINOR = int(torch.__version__.split('.')[1])