diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a98bb5f..f2663d9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 # User-specific stuff
 .idea/
+.ninja_deps
+.ninja_log
+build.ninja
 
 # Gradle and Maven with auto-import
 # When using Gradle or Maven with auto-import, you should exclude module files,
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02ed927..3bb25e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ To view the progress, see [Issue #2](https://github.com/AndroidAudioMods/ViPERFX
 - Run `make`
 - You should now find a `libv4afx_r.so` file in your project root.
 
+# CLion
+
+In CLion, make sure to set the following custom arguments: `-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=<NDKROOT>/build/cmake/android.toolchain.cmake -DANDROID_ABI=<ABI> -G Ninja`
+Then you can build the project with `ninja` instead of `make`
+
 # Credits
 
 Zhuhang and ViPER520 for making ViPER4Android