diff -rupN --no-dereference qt-creator-opensource-src-4.14.0/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp qt-creator-opensource-src-4.14.0-new/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp
--- qt-creator-opensource-src-4.14.0/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp	2020-12-17 09:52:29.000000000 +0100
+++ qt-creator-opensource-src-4.14.0-new/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakekitinformation.cpp	2020-12-28 14:05:56.969705338 +0100
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ QVariant CMakeGeneratorKitAspect::defaul
             if (settings->ninjaPath().isEmpty()) {
                 Utils::Environment env = Utils::Environment::systemEnvironment();
                 k->addToEnvironment(env);
-                return !env.searchInPath("ninja").isEmpty();
+                return !env.searchInPath("ninja-build").isEmpty();
             }
             return true;
         }();