diff --git a/conda-recipe/bld.bat b/conda-recipe/bld.bat
index 8926930b24..8d105e1b94 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/bld.bat
+++ b/conda-recipe/bld.bat
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 @REM used BUILD_PREFIX as compiler installed in build section of meta.yml
 set "PATH=%BUILD_PREFIX%\Library\bin-llvm;%PATH%"
 
-%PYTHON% setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record=record.txt
+set "SKBUILD_ARGS=-G Ninja --"
+set "SKBUILD_ARGS=%SKBUILD_ARGS% -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON"
+
+%PYTHON% setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record=record.txt %SKBUILD_ARGS%
 
 rem Build wheel package
 if NOT "%WHEELS_OUTPUT_FOLDER%"=="" (
-    %PYTHON% setup.py bdist_wheel
+    %PYTHON% setup.py bdist_wheel %SKBUILD_ARGS%
     if errorlevel 1 exit 1
     copy dist\numba_dpex*.whl %WHEELS_OUTPUT_FOLDER%
     if errorlevel 1 exit 1
diff --git a/conda-recipe/build.sh b/conda-recipe/build.sh
index 98721196f9..dfb2e53c16 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/build.sh
+++ b/conda-recipe/build.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ set -euxo pipefail
 # starting from dpcpp_impl_linux-64=2022.0.0=intel_3610
 export PATH=$CONDA_PREFIX/bin-llvm:$PATH
 
-${PYTHON} setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record=record.txt
+SKBUILD_ARGS="-G Ninja -- -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON"
+
+${PYTHON} setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record=record.txt ${SKBUILD_ARGS}
 
 # Build wheel package
 if [ "$CONDA_PY" == "36" ]; then
@@ -15,6 +17,6 @@ else
     WHEELS_BUILD_ARGS=(-p manylinux2014_x86_64)
 fi
 if [[ -v WHEELS_OUTPUT_FOLDER ]]; then
-    $PYTHON setup.py bdist_wheel "${WHEELS_BUILD_ARGS[@]}"
+    $PYTHON setup.py bdist_wheel "${WHEELS_BUILD_ARGS[@]}" ${SKBUILD_ARGS}
     cp dist/numba_dpex*.whl "${WHEELS_OUTPUT_FOLDER[@]}"
 fi
diff --git a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
index cc826d31b8..a02dfd36ca 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ requirements:
         - python
         - setuptools >=63.*
         - scikit-build >=0.15*
+        - ninja # [not win]
+        - cython
+        - pybind11
         - cmake >=3.26*
         - numba >=0.57*
         - dpctl >=0.14*