diff --git a/cmake/language_support.cmake b/cmake/language_support.cmake
index d687b71f6..231f7ff70 100644
--- a/cmake/language_support.cmake
+++ b/cmake/language_support.cmake
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function(workaround_9220 language language_works)
   file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/language_tests/${language}/CMakeLists.txt
     ${text})
   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