diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b17f1149a..7d047faa6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 project(OSRM)
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)