diff --git a/reframe/core/buildsystems.py b/reframe/core/buildsystems.py
index 42c996775c..a945b4a0b4 100644
--- a/reframe/core/buildsystems.py
+++ b/reframe/core/buildsystems.py
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ def emit_build_commands(self, environ):
         else:
             cmake_cmd += ['.']
 
-        make_cmd = ['make -j']
+        make_cmd = ['cmake --build . -j']
         if self.max_concurrency is not None:
             make_cmd += [str(self.max_concurrency)]