diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 43c0dad424..2df2a2f0cb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ if(NOT DEFINED OVERTE_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
 endif()
 
 if(OVERTE_WARNINGS_WHITELIST)
+    include(CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler)
+
     if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
         message("GCC compiler detected, suppressing some unsolvable warnings.")
         add_compile_definitions(OVERTE_WARNINGS_WHITELIST_GCC)
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ if(OVERTE_WARNINGS_WHITELIST)
         message("Clang compiler detected, suppressing some unsolvable warnings.")
         add_compile_definitions(OVERTE_WARNINGS_WHITELIST_CLANG)
     elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC")
-        message("Clang compiler detected, suppressing some unsolvable warnings.")
+        message("Microsoft Visual Studio compiler detected, suppressing some unsolvable warnings.")
         add_compile_definitions(OVERTE_WARNINGS_WHITELIST_MSVC)
     else()
         message("We don't know yet how to whitelist warnings for ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}")