diff --git a/Modules/CMakeNinjaFindMake.cmake b/Modules/CMakeNinjaFindMake.cmake
index c3ca7671c..2f35cf407 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeNinjaFindMake.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeNinjaFindMake.cmake
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
-find_program(CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM ninja
+find_program(CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM
+  NAMES ninja-build ninja
   DOC "Program used to build from build.ninja files.")
 mark_as_advanced(CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM)