diff --git a/cmake/lemon_CMakeLists.txt.in b/cmake/lemon_CMakeLists.txt.in
index f77f48217f..08295adb26 100644
--- a/cmake/lemon_CMakeLists.txt.in
+++ b/cmake/lemon_CMakeLists.txt.in
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # lemon
-    ExternalProject_Add(
-        lemon
-        URL https://www.sqlite.org/src/tarball/sqlite.tar.gz?r=release
-        CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
-        BUILD_COMMAND ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} -o ${TD_CONTRIB_DIR}/deps-download/lemon-prefix/src/lemon/tool/lemon ${TD_CONTRIB_DIR}/deps-download/lemon-prefix/src/lemon/tool/lemon.c
-        INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-        BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
-        BUILD_ALWAYS 1
-    )
\ No newline at end of file
+
+ExternalProject_Add(
+    lemon
+    URL https://www.sqlite.org/src/tarball/sqlite.tar.gz?r=release
+    CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
+    BUILD_COMMAND ${C_COMPILER_LEMON} -o ${TD_CONTRIB_DIR}/deps-download/lemon-prefix/src/lemon/tool/lemon ${TD_CONTRIB_DIR}/deps-download/lemon-prefix/src/lemon/tool/lemon.c
+    INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+    BUILD_IN_SOURCE 1
+    BUILD_ALWAYS 1
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ac32ed825..0899e5d02f 100644
--- a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -184,6 +184,14 @@ if(${BUILD_PCRE2})
     cat("${TD_SUPPORT_DIR}/pcre2_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${CONTRIB_TMP_FILE})
 endif()
 
+find_program(C_COMPILER_LEMON NAMES gcc)
+if(C_COMPILER_LEMON)
+    message(STATUS "LEMON C compiler: ${C_COMPILER_LEMON}")
+else()
+    set(C_COMPILER_LEMON CMAKE_C_COMPILER)
+    message(STATUS "LEMON C compiler: ${C_COMPILER_LEMON}")
+endif()
+
 # lemon
 cat("${TD_SUPPORT_DIR}/lemon_CMakeLists.txt.in" ${CONTRIB_TMP_FILE})