diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ninja/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ninja/package.py
index 43f00f053e..5701d93024 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ninja/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ninja/package.py
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ class Ninja(Package):
 
     homepage = "https://ninja-build.org/"
     url      = "https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/archive/v1.7.2.tar.gz"
+    git      = "https://github.com/Kitware/ninja.git"
 
-    version('1.8.2', '5fdb04461cc7f5d02536b3bfc0300166')
+    version('kitware', branch='features-for-fortran')
+    version('1.8.2', '5fdb04461cc7f5d02536b3bfc0300166', preferred=True)
     version('1.7.2', '7b482218757acbaeac4d4d54a3cd94e1')
     version('1.6.0', '254133059f2da79d8727f654d7198f43')