diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 45813bac..d5d95934 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 endif()
 
-# make sure __cplusplus is defined under msvc
+# make sure __cplusplus is defined when using msvc
 if(MSVC)
     string(APPEND CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS " /Zc:__cplusplus")
 endif()