diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index db6ba6aa1..9ddde9169 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O2 -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE}"
 
 # Export compile commands for debug builds if we can (useful in LSPs like clangd)
 # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.31/variable/CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS.html
-if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Unix Makefiles" OR CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja")
+if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Unix Makefiles" OR CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Ninja")
     set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 endif()