diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0248745d..db662a20 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ if(SPDLOG_BUILD_SHARED)
     set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 endif()
 
-if(MSVC)
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
 	# place dlls and libs and executables in the same directory
 	set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/$<CONFIG>)
 	set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/$<CONFIG>)