diff --git a/helpers/compile-build.py b/helpers/compile-build.py
index 59940f635b5ac011f77404abdcf5f1b8c0b0ed22..aff6be8be80a0bf84f14f32352800079cf3d27d8 100755
--- a/helpers/compile-build.py
+++ b/helpers/compile-build.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ makeCommand = "make -j {cpuCount} -l {maximumLoad}"
 # Windows is a bit special though
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
 	# We use NMake on Windows at the moment
-	makeCommand = "jom"
+	makeCommand = "ninja -j {cpuCount} -l {maximumLoad}"
 # FreeBSD also likes to do things slightly different
 if sys.platform == 'freebsd12':
 	makeCommand = "gmake -j {cpuCount} -l {maximumLoad}"
diff --git a/helpers/helperslib/BuildSystem.py b/helpers/helperslib/BuildSystem.py
index 45054739d69e675c23b1fc746bf371e4576015af..891443f7c68acb8ae0d0c526619f3fd6f142b706 100644
--- a/helpers/helperslib/BuildSystem.py
+++ b/helpers/helperslib/BuildSystem.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class CMake(object):
 		# Are we on Windows?
 		if sys.platform == 'win32':
 			# We want a NMake based build, rather than the default MSBuild
-			cmakeCommand.append('-G "NMake Makefiles JOM"')
+			cmakeCommand.append('-G "Ninja"')
 
 		# Are we building for Android?
 		if 'ANDROID_NDK' in buildEnvironment and sys.platform == 'linux':
diff --git a/helpers/install-build.py b/helpers/install-build.py
index 10c3c9f52cbd889ed9343ac1f3336a31119f51c0..43ed1d7fc02b07ef80f10563745af6f4373b64f4 100755
--- a/helpers/install-build.py
+++ b/helpers/install-build.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ makeCommand = "make -j {cpuCount} -l {maximumLoad} install"
 # Windows is a bit special though
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
 	# We use NMake on Windows at the moment
-	makeCommand = "jom install"
+	makeCommand = "ninja -j {cpuCount} -l {maximumLoad} install"
 # FreeBSD also likes to do things slightly different
 if sys.platform == 'freebsd12':
 	makeCommand = "gmake -j {cpuCount} install"