diff --git a/tools/vscode_compdb.sh b/tools/vscode_compdb.sh
index 6214c4a78d..8922962c84 100755
--- a/tools/vscode_compdb.sh
+++ b/tools/vscode_compdb.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
 # This is a modification of evnoy/tools/vscode/refresh_compdb.sh which hits
 # the correct envoy-mobile Bazel targets.
 
+# Use bazelisk if present, if not use bazel.
+bazel_or_isk=bazelisk
+command -v bazelisk &> /dev/null || bazel_or_isk=bazel
+
 # Setting TEST_TMPDIR here so the compdb headers won't be overwritten by another bazel run
-CC=clang TEST_TMPDIR=${BUILD_DIR:-/tmp}/envoy-mobile-compdb envoy/tools/gen_compilation_database.py --vscode //library/cc/... //library/common/... //test/cc/... //test/common/...
+CC=clang TEST_TMPDIR=${BUILD_DIR:-/tmp}/envoy-mobile-compdb envoy/tools/gen_compilation_database.py --vscode --bazel=$bazel_or_isk //library/cc/... //library/common/... //test/cc/... //test/common/...
 
 # Kill clangd to reload the compilation database
 pkill clangd || :