diff --git a/hw/bsp/BoardPresets.json b/hw/bsp/BoardPresets.json
index a700e7309..09a9ef18f 100644
--- a/hw/bsp/BoardPresets.json
+++ b/hw/bsp/BoardPresets.json
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
       "name": "default",
       "hidden": true,
       "description": "Configure preset for the ${presetName} board",
-      "generator": "Ninja",
+      "generator": "Ninja Multi-Config",
       "binaryDir": "${sourceDir}/cmake-build-${presetName}",
       "cacheVariables": {
-        "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "RelWithDebInfo",
+        "CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE": "RelWithDebInfo",
         "BOARD": "${presetName}"
       }
     },
diff --git a/test/hil/hil_test.py b/test/hil/hil_test.py
index 2fb5f6b3f..2758d093c 100755
--- a/test/hil/hil_test.py
+++ b/test/hil/hil_test.py
@@ -1516,10 +1516,20 @@ def test_example(board: Board, f1: str, example: str) -> tuple[int, str]:
     f1_str = f1_suffix(f1)
 
     fw_dir = TINYUSB_ROOT / build_dir / f'cmake-build-{name}{f1_str}' / example
-    fw_name = fw_dir / Path(example).name
+    base = Path(example).name
     test_name = f'{name+f1_str:40} {example:30} ...'
 
-    if not fw_dir.exists() or not ((fw_name.with_suffix('.elf')).exists() or (fw_name.with_suffix('.bin')).exists()):
+    # firmware sits directly in the example dir (single-config Ninja) or under a
+    # per-config subdir like RelWithDebInfo/ (Ninja Multi-Config); accept either.
+    fw_name = None
+    if fw_dir.is_dir():
+        for cand in [fw_dir / base, fw_dir / 'RelWithDebInfo' / base,
+                     *(p.with_suffix('') for p in sorted(fw_dir.glob(f'*/{base}.elf')))]:
+            if cand.with_suffix('.elf').exists() or cand.with_suffix('.bin').exists():
+                fw_name = cand
+                break
+
+    if fw_name is None:
         log_line(f'{test_name} Skip (no binary)')
         return 0, 'skip'
 
diff --git a/tools/gen_presets.py b/tools/gen_presets.py
index 60404a5a7..6f32976a7 100755
--- a/tools/gen_presets.py
+++ b/tools/gen_presets.py
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ def main():
         {"name": "default",
          "hidden": True,
          "description": r"Configure preset for the ${presetName} board",
-         "generator": "Ninja",
+         "generator": "Ninja Multi-Config",
          "binaryDir": r"${sourceDir}/cmake-build-${presetName}",
          "cacheVariables": {
-             "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE": "RelWithDebInfo",
+             "CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE": "RelWithDebInfo",
              "BOARD": r"${presetName}"
          }},
          {"name": "default single config",