diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
index ce0f3c36d3..eb3f253945 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda-package.yml
@@ -398,8 +398,7 @@ jobs:
             conda activate --stack build_env
             if [ -e CMakeLists.txt ]
             then
-               python setup.py build_ext --inplace -- -G Ninja \
-                    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:PATH=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:PATH=icpx \
+               CC=icx CXX=icpx python setup.py build_ext --inplace -G Ninja -- \
                     -DTBB_LIBRARY_DIR=${TBBROOT}/lib \
                     -DMKL_LIBRARY_DIR=${MKLROOT}/lib \
                     -DMKL_INCLUDE_DIR=${MKLROOT}/include \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml
index 63b3942033..6452f886de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate-docs.yml
@@ -63,13 +63,12 @@ jobs:
           source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
           wget https://github.com/vovkos/doxyrest/releases/download/doxyrest-2.1.2/doxyrest-2.1.2-linux-amd64.tar.xz
           tar xf doxyrest-2.1.2-linux-amd64.tar.xz
-          python setup.py develop --                       \
-              -G "Ninja"                                   \
-              -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug                     \
-              -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:PATH=icx                  \
-              -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:PATH=icpx               \
-              -DDPCTL_GENERATE_DOCS=ON                     \
-              -DDPCTL_ENABLE_DOXYREST=ON                   \
+          python setup.py develop -G Ninja --build-type=Debug \
+              --                                              \
+              -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:PATH=$(which icx)            \
+              -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:PATH=$(which icpx)         \
+              -DDPCTL_GENERATE_DOCS=ON                        \
+              -DDPCTL_ENABLE_DOXYREST=ON                      \
               -DDoxyrest_DIR=`pwd`/doxyrest-2.1.2-linux-amd64
           python -c "import dpctl; print(dpctl.__version__)" || exit 1
           cd "$(find _skbuild -name cmake-build)" || exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/os-llvm-sycl-build.yml b/.github/workflows/os-llvm-sycl-build.yml
index 6f84bb1004..adedc446f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/os-llvm-sycl-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/os-llvm-sycl-build.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@ jobs:
           export OCL_ICD_FILENAMES=libintelocl.so:libintelocl_emu.so
           clang++ --version
           sycl-ls
-          python setup.py develop -- -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:PATH=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:PATH=clang++
+          CC=clang CXX=clang++ python setup.py develop -G Ninja
           python -c "import dpctl; dpctl.lsplatform()" || exit 1
           SYCL_ENABLE_HOST_DEVICE=1 python -m pytest -v dpctl/tests
diff --git a/conda-recipe/bld.bat b/conda-recipe/bld.bat
index 9cf6c78466..c4071c86c6 100644
--- a/conda-recipe/bld.bat
+++ b/conda-recipe/bld.bat
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set "LIB=%BUILD_PREFIX%\Library\lib;%BUILD_PREFIX%\compiler\lib;%LIB%"
 set "INCLUDE=%BUILD_PREFIX%\include;%INCLUDE%"
 
 "%PYTHON%" setup.py clean --all
-set "SKBUILD_ARGS=-- -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:PATH=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:PATH=icx"
+set "SKBUILD_ARGS=-G Ninja -- -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:PATH=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:PATH=icx"
 set "SYCL_INCLUDE_DIR_HINT=%BUILD_PREFIX%\Library\lib\clang\14.0.0"
 
 set "PLATFORM_DIR=%PREFIX%\Library\share\cmake-3.22\Modules\Platform"
diff --git a/scripts/build_locally.py b/scripts/build_locally.py
index 0486fe53a9..2f5098044f 100644
--- a/scripts/build_locally.py
+++ b/scripts/build_locally.py
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@ def run(
             "--cmake-executable=" + cmake_executable,
         ]
     cmake_args += [
+        "--build-type=" + build_type,
+        "--generator=" + build_system,
         "--",
-        "-G",
-        build_system,
-        "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=" + build_type,
         "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:PATH=" + c_compiler,
         "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:PATH=" + cxx_compiler,
         "-DDPCTL_ENABLE_L0_PROGRAM_CREATION=" + ("ON" if level_zero else "OFF"),
diff --git a/scripts/gen_coverage.py b/scripts/gen_coverage.py
index 0e79d565c9..58eea04ecc 100644
--- a/scripts/gen_coverage.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_coverage.py
@@ -47,10 +47,9 @@ def run(
         sys.executable,
         "setup.py",
         "develop",
+        "--build-type=Debug",
+        "--generator=Ninja",
         "--",
-        "-G",
-        "Ninja",
-        "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug",
         "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:PATH=" + c_compiler,
         "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:PATH=" + cxx_compiler,
         "-DDPCTL_ENABLE_L0_PROGRAM_CREATION=" + ("ON" if level_zero else "OFF"),
diff --git a/scripts/gen_docs.py b/scripts/gen_docs.py
index d833ad0b31..ab1daf51f7 100644
--- a/scripts/gen_docs.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_docs.py
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ def run(
         sys.executable,
         "setup.py",
         "develop",
+        "--build-type=Debug",
+        "--generator=Ninja",
         "--",
-        "-G",
-        "Ninja",
-        "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug",
         "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER:PATH=" + c_compiler,
         "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:PATH=" + cxx_compiler,
         "-DDPCTL_ENABLE_L0_PROGRAM_CREATION=" + ("ON" if level_zero else "OFF"),