diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3644293caf0..adfdc58a8de 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if(OV_GENERATOR_MULTI_CONFIG)
     string(REPLACE ";" " " config_types "${CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES}")
     message (STATUS "CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES ............. " ${config_types})
     unset(config_types)
-    if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Ninja Multi-Config$")
+    if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja Multi-Config")
         message (STATUS "CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE .............. " ${CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE})
     endif()
 else()
diff --git a/cmake/developer_package/cross_compile/native_compile.cmake b/cmake/developer_package/cross_compile/native_compile.cmake
index b4c25ede687..2055e617342 100644
--- a/cmake/developer_package/cross_compile/native_compile.cmake
+++ b/cmake/developer_package/cross_compile/native_compile.cmake
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function(ov_native_compile_external_project)
     endif()
 
     if(OV_GENERATOR_MULTI_CONFIG)
-        if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Ninja Multi-Config$")
+        if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja Multi-Config")
             list(APPEND ARG_CMAKE_ARGS "-DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=${CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE}")
             list(APPEND ARG_CMAKE_ARGS "-DCMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE}")
         endif()
diff --git a/cmake/templates/OpenVINODeveloperPackageConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/templates/OpenVINODeveloperPackageConfig.cmake.in
index 473277e70a2..fe3f82a513e 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/OpenVINODeveloperPackageConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/OpenVINODeveloperPackageConfig.cmake.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ endif()
 get_property(_OV_GENERATOR_MULTI_CONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
 if(_OV_GENERATOR_MULTI_CONFIG)
     list(APPEND ov_options CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
-    if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Ninja Multi-Config$")
+    if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja Multi-Config")
         list(APPEND ov_options CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE)
     endif()
 else()
diff --git a/cmake/templates/OpenVINODeveloperPackageConfigRelocatable.cmake.in b/cmake/templates/OpenVINODeveloperPackageConfigRelocatable.cmake.in
index 61dd669912d..613058cecc4 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/OpenVINODeveloperPackageConfigRelocatable.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/OpenVINODeveloperPackageConfigRelocatable.cmake.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif()
 get_property(_OV_GENERATOR_MULTI_CONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
 if(_OV_GENERATOR_MULTI_CONFIG)
     list(APPEND ov_options CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES)
-    if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Ninja Multi-Config$")
+    if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja Multi-Config")
         list(APPEND ov_options CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE)
     endif()
 else()
diff --git a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d33bff944e..695dbbe7955 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ endif()
 project(Samples)
 
 get_property(OV_GENERATOR_MULTI_CONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
-if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Ninja Multi-Config$")
+if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja Multi-Config")
     # Ninja-Multi specific, see:
     # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE.html
     set(CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE "Release" CACHE STRING "CMake default build type")
diff --git a/src/plugins/intel_gpu/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins/intel_gpu/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
index 0cb67e335c6..c6f6331e929 100644
--- a/src/plugins/intel_gpu/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/plugins/intel_gpu/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if(ENABLE_ONEDNN_FOR_GPU)
         endforeach()
 
         if(OV_GENERATOR_MULTI_CONFIG)
-            if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Ninja Multi-Config$")
+            if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja Multi-Config")
                 list(APPEND cmake_extra_args "-DCMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES=${CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE}")
                 list(APPEND cmake_extra_args "-DCMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE}")
             endif()