diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 84d4859bb3..fe83f302e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ else
   MKDIR := mkdir -p
   TOUCH := touch
   RM := rm -rf
-  CMAKE := $(shell (command -v cmake3 || echo cmake))
+  CMAKE := $(shell (command -v cmake3 || command -v cmake || echo cmake))
   CMAKE_GENERATOR ?= "$(shell (command -v ninja > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "Ninja") || echo "Unix Makefiles")"
   define rmdir
     rm -rf $1