diff --git a/PreLoad.cmake b/PreLoad.cmake
index d66bcd68a10..0a25a55e7bf 100644
--- a/PreLoad.cmake
+++ b/PreLoad.cmake
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/CPP-2659
 # https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/CPP-870
 
-if (NOT DEFINED ENV{CLION_IDE})
+if (NOT DEFINED ENV{CLION_IDE} AND NOT DEFINED ENV{XCODE_IDE})
     find_program(NINJA_PATH ninja)
     if (NINJA_PATH)
         set(CMAKE_GENERATOR "Ninja" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)