diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index fa170e1bcc..d53436d9fe 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ else
   MESON_BUILD_TYPE="plain"
 fi
 
-CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA="-GNinja \
-                       -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON"
+CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA="-GNinja"
 
 # configure TARGET build defaults
 TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--host=${TARGET_NAME} \
@@ -319,19 +318,19 @@ else
     # cmake builds with ninja
     "cmake:target")
       echo "Executing (target): cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${TARGET_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
-      cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${TARGET_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}
+      CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=1 cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${TARGET_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_TARGET} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}
       ;;
     "cmake:host")
       echo "Executing (host): cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${HOST_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_HOST} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
-      cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${HOST_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_HOST} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}
+      CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=1 cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${HOST_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_HOST} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}
       ;;
     "cmake:init")
       echo "Executing (init): cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${INIT_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_INIT} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
-      cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${INIT_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_INIT} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}
+      CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=1 cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${INIT_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_INIT} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}
       ;;
     "cmake:bootstrap")
       echo "Executing (bootstrap): cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${BOOTSTRAP_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_BOOTSTRAP} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}" | tr -s " "
-      cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${BOOTSTRAP_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_BOOTSTRAP} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}
+      CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=1 cmake ${CMAKE_GENERATOR_NINJA} ${BOOTSTRAP_CMAKE_OPTS} ${PKG_CMAKE_OPTS_BOOTSTRAP} ${PKG_CMAKE_SCRIPT%/*}
       ;;
 
     # cmake builds with make