diff --git a/cmake/language_support.cmake b/cmake/language_support.cmake
index 93f8a8fd8..2f14f30b8 100644
--- a/cmake/language_support.cmake
+++ b/cmake/language_support.cmake
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function(workaround_9220 language language_works)
   if(return_code EQUAL 0)
     # Second run
     execute_process (
-      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} .
+      COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} . -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}"
       WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/language_tests/${language}
       RESULT_VARIABLE return_code
       OUTPUT_QUIET