diff --git a/satellites/functions/compile/cmake.sh b/satellites/functions/compile/cmake.sh
index f1d2e6f..003206b 100644
--- a/satellites/functions/compile/cmake.sh
+++ b/satellites/functions/compile/cmake.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ compile_cmake() {
     [ "$#" -ge 1 ] && [ "$1" = '--' ] && shift || true
 
     local generator='Unix Makefiles'
-    if command -v ninja 2> /dev/null; then
+    if command -v ninja > /dev/null 2> /dev/null; then
         local generator='Ninja'
     fi
 
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ compile_cmake() {
     # https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/blob/master/Modules/GNUInstallDirs.cmake
     mkdir -p "$builddir"; cd "$builddir"
     cmake "$olddir" -G "$generator" \
+        -DCMAKE_AR="$(command -v ${AR:-ar})" \
+        -DCMAKE_NM="$(command -v ${NM:-nm})" \
+        -DCMAKE_RANLIB="$(command -v ${RANLIB:-ranlib})" \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/$dir_prefix" \
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR="/$dir_prefix/$dir_bin" \