diff --git a/src/builders/build_basalt.rs b/src/builders/build_basalt.rs
index 3d896a9..253fcb1 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_basalt.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_basalt.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ 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_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX".into(), profile.prefix.clone());
     cmake_vars.insert("BUILD_TESTS".into(), "OFF".into());
diff --git a/src/builders/build_libsurvive.rs b/src/builders/build_libsurvive.rs
index 0d1134e..f78cd20 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_libsurvive.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_libsurvive.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub fn get_build_libsurvive_jobs(profile: &Profile, clean_build: bool) -> VecDeq
         profile.features.libsurvive.path.as_ref().unwrap()
     );
     let mut cmake_vars: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
+    cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("ENABLE_api_example".into(), "OFF".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("USE_HIDAPI".into(), "ON".into());
diff --git a/src/builders/build_monado.rs b/src/builders/build_monado.rs
index 9d2713d..1bb875b 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_monado.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_monado.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ pub fn get_build_monado_jobs(profile: &Profile, clean_build: bool) -> VecDeque<W
         format!("{}/lib/pkgconfig", profile.prefix),
     );
     let mut cmake_vars: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
+    cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("XRT_HAVE_SYSTEM_CJSON".into(), "NO".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_LIBDIR".into(), format!("{}/lib", profile.prefix));
diff --git a/src/builders/build_opencomposite.rs b/src/builders/build_opencomposite.rs
index d9bb785..11553b3 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_opencomposite.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_opencomposite.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ 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_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
     let cmake = Cmake {
         env: None,
diff --git a/src/builders/build_openhmd.rs b/src/builders/build_openhmd.rs
index 26c3b7e..322cf63 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_openhmd.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_openhmd.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ 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_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX".into(), profile.prefix.clone());
     cmake_vars.insert(
diff --git a/src/builders/build_wivrn.rs b/src/builders/build_wivrn.rs
index 9836fcc..7c39591 100644
--- a/src/builders/build_wivrn.rs
+++ b/src/builders/build_wivrn.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ 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_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS".into(), "ON".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE".into(), "RelWithDebInfo".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("XRT_HAVE_SYSTEM_CJSON".into(), "NO".into());
     cmake_vars.insert("WIVRN_BUILD_CLIENT".into(), "OFF".into());