diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fe83f302e8..b2938cc8c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ distclean:
 	$(MAKE) clean
 
 install: checkprefix nvim
-	$(CMAKE) --install build
+	$(CMAKE_GENERATOR) -C build install
 
 appimage:
 	bash scripts/genappimage.sh