diff --git a/ci/cpu/build.sh b/ci/cpu/build.sh
index e77281c75..71a2daf53 100755
--- a/ci/cpu/build.sh
+++ b/ci/cpu/build.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 ######################################
 set -e
 
-# Set path and build parallel level
+# Set path, build parallel level and build generator
 export PATH=/opt/conda/bin:/usr/local/cuda/bin:$PATH
 export PARALLEL_LEVEL=${PARALLEL_LEVEL:-4}
+export CMAKE_GENERATOR="Ninja"
 
 # Set home to the job's workspace
 export HOME=$WORKSPACE
diff --git a/conda/recipes/librmm/meta.yaml b/conda/recipes/librmm/meta.yaml
index 73d479725..7f7e8f0cf 100644
--- a/conda/recipes/librmm/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/recipes/librmm/meta.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ build:
     - CUDAHOSTCXX
     - PARALLEL_LEVEL
     - VERSION_SUFFIX
+    - CCACHE_DIR
+    - CCACHE_NOHASHDIR
+    - CCACHE_COMPILERCHECK
+    - CMAKE_GENERATOR
+    - CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER
+    - CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER
+    - CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_LAUNCHER
   run_exports:
     - {{ pin_subpackage("librmm", max_pin="x.x") }}