diff --git a/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake b/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake
index 5903edebae825f70c986ad6021d9584f0225d372..e3c774d29d4f5348a6dcb6e0b802bced00007617 100755
--- a/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake
+++ b/cmake/external/protobuf.cmake
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ function(build_protobuf TARGET_NAME BUILD_FOR_HOST)
       DEPENDS zlib
       CONFIGURE_COMMAND
         ${CMAKE_COMMAND} ${PROTOBUF_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake ${OPTIONAL_ARGS}
-        -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON
+        -G${CMAKE_GENERATOR} -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=ON
         -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${THIRD_PARTY_BUILD_TYPE}
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PROTOBUF_INSTALL_DIR}