diff --git a/gyp_uv.py b/gyp_uv.py
index 651bd095..4ba69167 100755
--- a/gyp_uv.py
+++ b/gyp_uv.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
   if sys.platform != 'win32':
     if '-f' not in args:
       args.extend('-f make'.split())
-    if 'ninja' not in args:
+    if 'eclipse' not in args and 'ninja' not in args:
       args.extend(['-Goutput_dir=' + output_dir])
       args.extend(['--generator-output', output_dir])
     (major, minor), is_clang = compiler_version()