diff --git a/ports/ceres/CONTROL b/ports/ceres/CONTROL
index 3f60a33127..208082de76 100644
--- a/ports/ceres/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/ceres/CONTROL
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: ceres
-Version: 1.14.0
+Version: 1.14.0-1
 # eigen is always required by CMake, even if it isn't used.
 Build-Depends: glog, eigen3
 Description: non-linear optimization package
diff --git a/ports/ceres/portfile.cmake b/ports/ceres/portfile.cmake
index b6dfacf9fb..7267be402d 100644
--- a/ports/ceres/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/ceres/portfile.cmake
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ endif()
 
 vcpkg_configure_cmake(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
+    PREFER_NINJA
     OPTIONS
         -DEXPORT_BUILD_DIR=ON
         -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ vcpkg_configure_cmake(
         -DEIGENSPARSE=${EIGENSPARSE}
         -DLAPACK=${LAPACK}
         -DSUITESPARSE=${SUITESPARSE}
-        -DGFLAGS_PREFER_EXPORTED_GFLAGS_CMAKE_CONFIGURATION=OFF # TheiaSfm doesn't work well with this
+        -DGFLAGS_PREFER_EXPORTED_GFLAGS_CMAKE_CONFIGURATION=ON
         -DGLOG_PREFER_EXPORTED_GLOG_CMAKE_CONFIGURATION=OFF # TheiaSfm doesn't work well with this
         -DMSVC_USE_STATIC_CRT=${MSVC_USE_STATIC_CRT_VALUE}
 )