diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6941336d4..1385d975b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
+if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CMD_LINE_VARS)	
+  get_directory_property(CMAKE_CMD_LINE_VARS CACHE_VARIABLES)
+endif()
+list(FILTER CMAKE_CMD_LINE_VARS EXCLUDE REGEX "(CMAKE_HOME_DIRECTORY|CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE|CMAKE_EXTRA_GENERATOR|CMAKE_GENERATOR_INSTANCE|CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM|CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET)")
+
+set(FORWARDING_VARS "")
+foreach(_var IN LISTS CMAKE_CMD_LINE_VARS)
+    list(APPEND FORWARDING_VARS "-D${_var}=${${_var}}")
+endforeach()
 
 include(.cmake.conf)
 include(ExternalProject)
@@ -97,8 +106,7 @@ if(NOT Gn_FOUND)
         CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
                    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}
                    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}
-                   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>
-                   -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>
+                   ${FORWARDING_VARS}
                    -DWEBENGINE_ROOT_BUILD_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
 )
 endif()
@@ -120,6 +128,7 @@ endif()
 
 list(TRANSFORM featureList PREPEND "-D")
 list(APPEND libsCmakeArgs
+        "${FORWARDING_VARS}"
         "-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=${CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE}"
         "-DWEBENGINE_ROOT_BUILD_PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
         "-DWEBENGINE_ROOT_SOURCE_DIR=${WEBENGINE_ROOT_SOURCE_DIR}"