diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 158a843..6d14838 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ if (BUILD_STORMLIB)
     add_definitions(-DUSE_STORMLIB)
 endif()
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC")
+if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC" OR NOT CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "-g")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "-O3")
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-Wno-narrowing")