diff --git a/Formula/j/json-c.rb b/Formula/j/json-c.rb
index 7834898dcea841..eadfaee695874f 100644
--- a/Formula/j/json-c.rb
+++ b/Formula/j/json-c.rb
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ class JsonC < Formula
   depends_on "cmake" => :build
 
   def install
-    mkdir "build" do
-      system "cmake", "..", *std_cmake_args
-      system "make", "install"
-    end
+    system "cmake", "-S", ".", "-B", "build", *std_cmake_args
+    system "cmake", "--build", "build"
+    system "cmake", "--install", "build"
   end
 
   test do
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ def install
         return 0;
       }
     EOS
+
     system ENV.cc, "-I#{include}", "test.c", "-L#{lib}", "-ljson-c", "-o", "test"
     assert_equal '{ "key": "value" }', shell_output("./test").chomp
   end