diff --git a/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake b/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
index 4d56438f18d..2cec270e96d 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/HandleLLVMOptions.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 
 if( CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX )
   set(LLVM_COMPILER_IS_GCC_COMPATIBLE ON)
+elseif( MSVC )
+  set(LLVM_COMPILER_IS_GCC_COMPATIBLE OFF)
 elseif( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang" )
   set(LLVM_COMPILER_IS_GCC_COMPATIBLE ON)
 endif()