diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 42ebe7ea4..be556d27e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -417,7 +417,9 @@ add_subdirectory(CppUnitLite)
 if (GTSAM_BUILD_WRAP)
     add_subdirectory(wrap)
 	# suppress warning of cython line being too long
-	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-misleading-indentation")
+	if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-misleading-indentation")
+	endif()
 endif(GTSAM_BUILD_WRAP)
 
 # Build GTSAM library