diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bbe9f76cd..b4581d9f4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -80,9 +80,12 @@ endif()
 IF (APPLE)
     # CoreFoundation is required only on OSX
     FIND_LIBRARY(COREFOUNDATION_LIBRARY CoreFoundation)
+ENDIF (APPLE)
+
+if ("${CMAKE_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
     set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -stdlib=libc++")
-ENDIF (APPLE)
+endif()	
 
 option(ENABLE_QT "Enable the Qt frontend" ON)
 option(CITRA_FORCE_QT4 "Use Qt4 even if Qt5 is available." OFF)