diff --git a/cmake/modules/NativeExecutable.cmake b/cmake/modules/NativeExecutable.cmake
--- a/cmake/modules/NativeExecutable.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/NativeExecutable.cmake
@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@
 set(NATIVE_BUILD_TARGET "${NATIVE_BUILD_DIR}/CMakeCache.txt")
 
 if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING AND NOT TARGET native-cmake-build)
-	find_program(NINJA "ninja")
-
 	file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${NATIVE_BUILD_DIR})
 	add_custom_command(
 		OUTPUT ${NATIVE_BUILD_TARGET}
 		COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
-			-GNinja
+			-G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}"
 			"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
-			-DCMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY:PATH=${NATIVE_BINARY_DIR}
+			"-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}"
+			"-DCMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY:PATH=${NATIVE_BINARY_DIR}"
 		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${NATIVE_BUILD_DIR}
 		VERBATIM USES_TERMINAL
 	)
@@ -27,7 +26,9 @@
 	if(CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
 		set(NATIVE_BINARY "${NATIVE_BINARY_DIR}/${NAME}")
 		add_custom_target("build-native-${NAME}"
-			COMMAND ${NINJA} ${NAME}
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+				--build "${NATIVE_BUILD_DIR}"
+				--target "${NAME}"
 			DEPENDS ${NATIVE_BUILD_TARGET}
 			BYPRODUCTS ${NATIVE_BINARY}
 			WORKING_DIRECTORY ${NATIVE_BUILD_DIR}