diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 2566497c0e..6af33cd5b3 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -135,11 +135,13 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF CACHE BOOL "Use compiler extensions")
 # ugly hacks for MSVC which by default always reports an old C++ standard in the __cplusplus macro
 # and prints lots of pointless warnings about "unsafe" functions
 if(MSVC)
-  add_compile_options(/Zc:__cplusplus)
-  add_compile_options(/wd4244)
-  add_compile_options(/wd4267)
-  if(LAMMPS_EXCEPTIONS)
-    add_compile_options(/EHsc)
+  if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
+    add_compile_options(/Zc:__cplusplus)
+    add_compile_options(/wd4244)
+    add_compile_options(/wd4267)
+    if(LAMMPS_EXCEPTIONS)
+      add_compile_options(/EHsc)
+    endif()
   endif()
   add_compile_definitions(_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
 endif()
diff --git a/examples/kim/plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/kim/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index f4cb5f598d..851f4db607 100644
--- a/examples/kim/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/kim/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ endif()
 # ugly hacks for MSVC which by default always reports an old C++ standard in the __cplusplus macro
 # and prints lots of pointless warnings about "unsafe" functions
 if(MSVC)
-  add_compile_options(/Zc:__cplusplus)
-  add_compile_options(/wd4244)
-  add_compile_options(/wd4267)
+  if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
+    add_compile_options(/Zc:__cplusplus)
+    add_compile_options(/wd4244)
+    add_compile_options(/wd4267)
+    if(LAMMPS_EXCEPTIONS)
+      add_compile_options(/EHsc)
+    endif()
+  endif()
   add_compile_definitions(_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/examples/plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 8bef055ad3..688835de56 100644
--- a/examples/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,9 +32,14 @@ else()
   # ugly hacks for MSVC which by default always reports an old C++ standard in the __cplusplus macro
   # and prints lots of pointless warnings about "unsafe" functions
   if(MSVC)
-    add_compile_options(/Zc:__cplusplus)
-    add_compile_options(/wd4244)
-    add_compile_options(/wd4267)
+    if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
+      add_compile_options(/Zc:__cplusplus)
+      add_compile_options(/wd4244)
+      add_compile_options(/wd4267)
+      if(LAMMPS_EXCEPTIONS)
+        add_compile_options(/EHsc)
+      endif()
+    endif()
     add_compile_definitions(_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
   endif()
 endif()