diff --git a/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake b/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
index b0b4e74dbf..ce64c0e978 100644
--- a/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtProcessConfigureArgs.cmake
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ if(NOT generator AND auto_detect_generator)
     else()
         if(CMAKE_HOST_UNIX)
             set(generator "Unix Makefiles")
-        elseif(CMAKE_HOST_WINDOWS)
+        elseif(CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
             find_program(msvc_compiler cl.exe)
             if(msvc_compiler)
                 set(generator "NMake Makefiles")