diff --git a/xmake/modules/package/tools/cmake.lua b/xmake/modules/package/tools/cmake.lua
index 99dfe0436a3..7d5550390e0 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/package/tools/cmake.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/package/tools/cmake.lua
@@ -366,6 +366,14 @@ function _get_mingw32_make(package)
     end
 end
 
+-- get ninja
+function _get_ninja(package)
+    local ninja = find_tool("ninja")
+    if ninja then
+        return ninja.program
+    end
+end
+
 -- https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake-repo/pull/1096
 function _fix_cxx_compiler_cmake(package, envs)
     local cxx = envs.CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER
@@ -601,10 +609,17 @@ function _get_configs_for_wasm(package, configs, opt)
     local emscripten_cmakefile = find_file("Emscripten.cmake", path.join(emsdk.emscripten, "cmake/Modules/Platform"))
     assert(emscripten_cmakefile, "Emscripten.cmake not found!")
     table.insert(configs, "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=" .. emscripten_cmakefile)
-    if is_subhost("windows") and opt.cmake_generator ~= "Ninja" then
-        local mingw_make = _get_mingw32_make(package)
-        if mingw_make then
-            table.insert(configs, "-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=" .. mingw_make)
+    if is_subhost("windows") then
+        if opt.cmake_generator == "Ninja" then
+            local ninja = _get_ninja(package)
+            if ninja then
+                table.insert(configs, "-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=" .. ninja)
+            end
+        else
+            local mingw_make = _get_mingw32_make(package)
+            if mingw_make then
+                table.insert(configs, "-DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=" .. mingw_make)
+            end
         end
     end
     _get_configs_for_generic(package, configs, opt)
@@ -757,15 +772,8 @@ function _get_configs_for_generator(package, configs, opt)
         table.insert(configs, "-G")
         table.insert(configs, _get_cmake_generator_for_msvc(package))
     elseif package:is_plat("wasm") and is_subhost("windows") then
-        -- we attempt to use ninja if it exist
-        -- @see https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/issues/3771
         table.insert(configs, "-G")
-        if find_tool("ninja") then
-            table.insert(configs, "Ninja")
-            opt.cmake_generator = "Ninja"
-        else
-            table.insert(configs, "MinGW Makefiles")
-        end
+        table.insert(configs, "MinGW Makefiles")
     else
         table.insert(configs, "-G")
         table.insert(configs, "Unix Makefiles")
@@ -1142,9 +1150,9 @@ function _get_cmake_generator(package, opt)
         if not cmake_generator then
             if package:has_tool("cc", "clang_cl") or package:has_tool("cxx", "clang_cl") then
                 cmake_generator = "Ninja"
-            elseif is_subhost("windows") and package:is_plat("mingw") then
-                local mingw_make = _get_mingw32_make(package)
-                if not mingw_make and find_tool("ninja") then
+            elseif is_subhost("windows") and package:is_plat("mingw", "wasm") then
+                local ninja = _get_ninja(package)
+                if ninja then
                     cmake_generator = "Ninja"
                 end
             end