diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindAbseil.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindAbseil.cmake
index 9b4ef43..2e792b7 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindAbseil.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindAbseil.cmake
@@ -57,19 +57,12 @@ if(NOT TARGET standalone_absl)
     "${ABSEIL_PROJECT_BUILD_DIR}/absl/utility/${prefix}absl_utility${suffix}"
     )
 
-   if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Ninja")
-     set (ABSL_BUILD_COMMAND "ninja")
-   else()
-     set (ABSL_BUILD_COMMAND "make")
-   endif()
-
   ExternalProject_Add(${ABSEIL_PROJECT_NAME}
     PREFIX ${ABSEIL_PROJECT_NAME}
     GIT_REPOSITORY   https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp.git
     GIT_TAG          44aa275286baf97fc13529aca547a88b180beb08
     INSTALL_COMMAND  ""
-    BUILD_ALWAYS TRUE
-    BUILD_COMMAND ${ABSEIL_BUILD_COMMAND}
+    BUILD_COMMAND    ${CMAKE_COMMAND} --build "${ABSEIL_PROJECT_BUILD_DIR}"
     CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS "-DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE:BOOL=ON;-DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF;-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release"
     BUILD_BYPRODUCTS "${ABSEIL_LIBRARY_PATH};${ABSEIL_DEPENDENT_LIBRARIES}"
   )