diff --git a/components/CMakeLists.txt b/components/CMakeLists.txt
index e9b992e02..e9c872628 100644
--- a/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ if (GIT_CHECKOUT)
             -DOPENMW_VERSION_RELEASE=${OPENMW_VERSION_RELEASE}
             -DOPENMW_VERSION=${OPENMW_VERSION}
 			-DMACROSFILE=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/OpenMWMacros.cmake
+			"-DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=${CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES}"
+			"-DCMAKE_GENERATOR=${CMAKE_GENERATOR}"
             -P ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../cmake/GitVersion.cmake
             VERBATIM)
 else (GIT_CHECKOUT)