diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f06f260..c8d7a4f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+find_program(CMAKE_C_COMPILER NAMES $ENV{CC} gcc PATHS ENV PATH NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+find_program(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER NAMES $ENV{CXX} g++ PATHS ENV PATH NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
 project(owo)
 add_executable(owo src/main.cpp)
 add_subdirectory(src/clip-lib)