diff --git a/package/ninja/ninja.mk b/package/ninja/ninja.mk
index b7bc1a4f1c..805fef4541 100644
--- a/package/ninja/ninja.mk
+++ b/package/ninja/ninja.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ NINJA_SITE = $(call github,Kitware,ninja,v$(NINJA_VERSION))
 NINJA_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 NINJA_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
+# Filed against a different project called monitor-ninja
+NINJA_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2021-4336
+
 define HOST_NINJA_INSTALL_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -D $(@D)/ninja $(HOST_DIR)/bin/ninja
 endef