diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2003-x86_dw2-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2003-x86_dw2-generic.conf
index 1f1a8ca5..bef68e80 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2003-x86_dw2-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2003-x86_dw2-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform msvc2003_x86
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2005-x86_dw2-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2005-x86_dw2-generic.conf
index fd2c5367..7f7f3b62 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2005-x86_dw2-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2005-x86_dw2-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform msvc2005_x86
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2010-x64_seh-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2010-x64_seh-generic.conf
index 203a25a3..24567af5 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2010-x64_seh-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2010-x64_seh-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform msvc2010_x64
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2010-x86_dw2-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2010-x86_dw2-generic.conf
index fc49f69d..59128f8c 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2010-x86_dw2-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2010-x86_dw2-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform msvc2010_x86
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-desktop-x64_seh-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-desktop-x64_seh-generic.conf
index b6defefd..27e0709f 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-desktop-x64_seh-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-desktop-x64_seh-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform msvc2017_desktop_x64
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86_64
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-desktop-x86_dw2-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-desktop-x86_dw2-generic.conf
index 064b4a77..0f6c154a 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-desktop-x86_dw2-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-desktop-x86_dw2-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform msvc2017_desktop_x86
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-arm-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-arm-generic.conf
index 66ab36e2..93dfe3d9 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-arm-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-arm-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform msvc2017_uwp_arm
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH arm
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-x64_seh-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-x64_seh-generic.conf
index 3cad93c7..72b4edda 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-x64_seh-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-x64_seh-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform msvc2017_uwp_x64
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86_64
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-x86_dw2-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-x86_dw2-generic.conf
index 9102e8cb..03d42103 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-x86_dw2-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-msvc2017-uwp-x86_dw2-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform msvc2017_uwp_x86
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_seh-cross.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_seh-cross.conf
index 7a6f04ee..728b8b56 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_seh-cross.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_seh-cross.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform MINGW64
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86_64
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_sjlj-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_sjlj-generic.conf
index d1895d90..c41bd8d1 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_sjlj-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_sjlj-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ MSYSTEM MINGW64
 platform MINGW64
 PLATFORM windows
 MAKE make
+CMAKE cmake
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CORE_JOB YES
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_w32_seh-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_w32_seh-generic.conf
index 3b9e7422..a974b207 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_w32_seh-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x64_w32_seh-generic.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ platform MINGW64
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86_64
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_dw2-cross.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_dw2-cross.conf
index 0e203c10..2bf7e731 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_dw2-cross.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_dw2-cross.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform MINGW32
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_dw2-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_dw2-generic.conf
index 0e203c10..2bf7e731 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_dw2-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_dw2-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform MINGW32
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_sjlj-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_sjlj-generic.conf
index 85e24c70..045408c7 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_sjlj-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_sjlj-generic.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ platform MINGW32
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CORE_JOB YES
diff --git a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_w32_dw2-generic.conf b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_w32_dw2-generic.conf
index 1edb171c..5f38d938 100644
--- a/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_w32_dw2-generic.conf
+++ b/recipes/windows/cores-windows-x86_w32_dw2-generic.conf
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ platform MINGW32
 PLATFORM windows
 ARCH x86
 MAKE make.exe
+CMAKE cmake.exe
 CC gcc
 CXX g++
 CXX11 g++