diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d7ba93bafb2..c24705e51e7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ endif()
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules)
 
 # Configure build options for compatibility with commodity CPUs
-set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -mno-avx -mno-sse4")
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -mno-avx -mno-sse4")
-
+if(NOT MSVC)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -mno-avx -mno-sse4")
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -mno-avx -mno-sse4")
+endif()
 
 # *****************************************************************************
 # Include cmake tools