diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a0d463b766..367fb88a26 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,17 +38,19 @@ elseif (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC OR CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing")
 endif(WIN32)
 
-include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
-CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++11" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
-CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++0x" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX0X)
+if (NOT MSVC12)
+  include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+  CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++11" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
+  CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++0x" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX0X)
 
-if (COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
-elseif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX0X)
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++0x")
-else()
-  message(STATUS "The compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} has no C++11 support. Please use a different C++ compiler.")
-endif()
+  if (COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX11)
+  	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
+  elseif(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_CXX0X)
+  	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++0x")
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "The compiler ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} has no C++11 support. Please use a different C++ compiler.")
+  endif()
+endif ()
 
 if (APPLE) 
   set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD "c++0x")