diff --git a/src/builders/build_basalt.rs b/src/builders/build_basalt.rs
index 3d896a9..4afe0d3 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_basalt.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_basalt.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub fn get_build_basalt_jobs(profile: &Profile, clean_build: bool) -> VecDeque<W
     let build_dir = format!("{}/build", profile.features.basalt.path.as_ref().unwrap());
     let mut cmake_vars: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
+    cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX".into(), profile.prefix.clone());
     cmake_vars.insert("BUILD_TESTS".into(), "OFF".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("BASALT_INSTANTIATIONS_DOUBLE".into(), "OFF".into());
diff --git a/src/builders/build_libsurvive.rs b/src/builders/build_libsurvive.rs
index 0d1134e..2b6546f 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_libsurvive.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_libsurvive.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub fn get_build_libsurvive_jobs(profile: &Profile, clean_build: bool) -> VecDeq
     );
     let mut cmake_vars: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
+    cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("ENABLE_api_example".into(), "OFF".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("USE_HIDAPI".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_SKIP_INSTALL_RPATH".into(), "YES".into());
diff --git a/src/builders/build_monado.rs b/src/builders/build_monado.rs
index 9d2713d..a2a1198 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_monado.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_monado.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub fn get_build_monado_jobs(profile: &Profile, clean_build: bool) -> VecDeque<W
     );
     let mut cmake_vars: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
+    cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("XRT_HAVE_SYSTEM_CJSON".into(), "NO".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_LIBDIR".into(), format!("{}/lib", profile.prefix));
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX".into(), profile.prefix.clone());
diff --git a/src/builders/build_opencomposite.rs b/src/builders/build_opencomposite.rs
index d9bb785..c6867d4 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_opencomposite.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_opencomposite.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub fn get_build_opencomposite_jobs(profile: &Profile, clean_build: bool) -> Vec
     let build_dir = format!("{}/build", profile.opencomposite_path);
     let mut cmake_vars: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
+    cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     let cmake = Cmake {
         env: None,
         vars: Some(cmake_vars),
diff --git a/src/builders/build_openhmd.rs b/src/builders/build_openhmd.rs
index 26c3b7e..3219829 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_openhmd.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_openhmd.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub fn get_build_openhmd_jobs(profile: &Profile, clean_build: bool) -> VecDeque<
     let build_dir = format!("{}/build", profile.features.openhmd.path.as_ref().unwrap());
     let mut cmake_vars: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
+    cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX".into(), profile.prefix.clone());
     cmake_vars.insert(
         "CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR".into(),
diff --git a/src/builders/build_wivrn.rs b/src/builders/build_wivrn.rs
index 9836fcc..4eaa816 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_wivrn.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_wivrn.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub fn get_build_wivrn_jobs(profile: &Profile, clean_build: bool) -> VecDeque<Wo
     let build_dir = format!("{}/build", profile.xrservice_path);
     let mut cmake_vars: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
+    cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("XRT_HAVE_SYSTEM_CJSON".into(), "NO".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("WIVRN_BUILD_CLIENT".into(), "OFF".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX".into(), profile.prefix.clone());