diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/telescope.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/telescope.lua
index 11cfef1b..bab88576 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/telescope.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/editor/telescope.lua
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ if lazyvim_docs then
   vim.g.lazyvim_picker = "telescope"
 end
 
-local have_make = vim.fn.executable("make") == 1
-local have_cmake = vim.fn.executable("cmake") == 1
+local build_cmd ---@type string?
+for _, cmd in ipairs({ "make", "cmake", "gmake" }) do
+  if vim.fn.executable(cmd) == 1 then
+    build_cmd = cmd
+    break
+  end
+end
 
 ---@type LazyPicker
 local picker = {
@@ -63,9 +68,9 @@ return {
     dependencies = {
       {
         "nvim-telescope/telescope-fzf-native.nvim",
-        build = have_make and "make"
+        build = (build_cmd ~= "cmake") and "make"
           or "cmake -S. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release && cmake --build build --config Release && cmake --install build --prefix build",
-        enabled = have_make or have_cmake,
+        enabled = build_cmd ~= nil,
         config = function(plugin)
           LazyVim.on_load("telescope.nvim", function()
             local ok, err = pcall(require("telescope").load_extension, "fzf")