diff --git a/cmake_workspace.lua b/cmake_workspace.lua
index b1640f9..d09655a 100644
--- a/third_party/premake-cmake/cmake_workspace.lua
+++ b/third_party/premake-cmake/cmake_workspace.lua
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ function m.generate(wks)
 		p.w('set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_%s "")', string.upper(cfg))
 		p.w('set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_%s "")', string.upper(cfg))
 	end
+	-- Set compiler from premake --cc= so cmake uses it without extra args
+	if _OPTIONS.cc == "gcc" then
+		p.w('set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "gcc" CACHE STRING "C compiler" FORCE)')
+		p.w('set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "g++" CACHE STRING "C++ compiler" FORCE)')
+	elseif _OPTIONS.cc == "clang" then
+		p.w('set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "clang" CACHE STRING "C compiler" FORCE)')
+		p.w('set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "clang++" CACHE STRING "C++ compiler" FORCE)')
+	end
 	p.w()
 
 	p.w('project("%s")', wks.name)