diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 35cf3b7e5c..c3970b8a67 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,8 +151,10 @@ if(NOT DEFINED OVERTE_WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
 endif()
 
 if(OVERTE_WARNINGS_WHITELIST)
-    set(CMAKE_PLATFORM_INFO_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
-    include(CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler)
+    if (NOT WIN32)
+      set(CMAKE_PLATFORM_INFO_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}")
+      include(CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler)
+    endif()
 
     if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
         message("GCC compiler detected, suppressing some unsolvable warnings.")
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ if(OVERTE_WARNINGS_WHITELIST)
     elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
         message("Clang compiler detected, suppressing some unsolvable warnings.")
         add_compile_definitions(OVERTE_WARNINGS_WHITELIST_CLANG)
-    elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC")
+    elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC" OR (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "" AND WIN32))
         message("Microsoft Visual Studio compiler detected, suppressing some unsolvable warnings.")
         add_compile_definitions(OVERTE_WARNINGS_WHITELIST_MSVC)
     else()