diff --git a/snippets/cmake.snippets b/snippets/cmake.snippets
index f132fd82209efbaea2a8e5a6cb91fe2150363aa1..31282581e791409f8a060a8c2e582c64371d6dbb 100644
--- a/snippets/cmake.snippets
+++ b/snippets/cmake.snippets
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ snippet cmakeEM_6ull
 
 snippet init
 	cmake_minimum_required(VERSION ${1:3.10})
+
+	set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
 	project(${2:ProjectName})
 
 	find_package(${3:library})