diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 837148bb8d7..9fc602c4631 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ project(LLVM)
 set(LLVM_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS "" CACHE STRING
   "Define the maximum number of concurrent compilation jobs.")
 if(LLVM_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS)
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.0 OR NOT CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM STREQUAL "ninja")
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.0 OR NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja")
     message(WARNING "Job pooling is only available with Ninja generators and CMake 3.0 and later.")
   else()
     set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY JOB_POOLS compile_job_pool=${LLVM_PARALLEL_COMPILE_JOBS})
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ endif()
 set(LLVM_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS "" CACHE STRING
   "Define the maximum number of concurrent link jobs.")
 if(LLVM_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS)
-  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.0 OR NOT CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM STREQUAL "ninja")
+  if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.0 OR NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja")
     message(WARNING "Job pooling is only available with Ninja generators and CMake 3.0 and later.")
   else()
     set_property(GLOBAL APPEND PROPERTY JOB_POOLS link_job_pool=${LLVM_PARALLEL_LINK_JOBS})