diff --git a/ui/build/config.go b/ui/build/config.go
index 1152cd7..4816d1f 100644
--- a/ui/build/config.go
+++ b/ui/build/config.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 	dist           bool
 	skipConfig     bool
 	skipKati       bool
+	skipNinja      bool
 	skipSoongTests bool
 
 	// From the product config
@@ -552,6 +553,8 @@
 		if arg == "--make-mode" {
 		} else if arg == "showcommands" {
 			c.verbose = true
+		} else if arg == "--skip-ninja" {
+			c.skipNinja = true
 		} else if arg == "--skip-make" {
 			c.skipConfig = true
 			c.skipKati = true
@@ -772,6 +775,10 @@
 	return c.skipKati
 }
 
+func (c *configImpl) SkipNinja() bool {
+	return c.skipNinja
+}
+
 func (c *configImpl) SkipConfig() bool {
 	return c.skipConfig
 }