diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f345bcd..2e38010 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
   endif()
 endif()
 
-if(NOT MSVC AND NOT APPLE)
+if(NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE)
   target_link_libraries(aom ${AOM_LIB_LINK_TYPE} m)
   if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     target_link_libraries(aom_static ${AOM_LIB_LINK_TYPE} m)
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
               "${AOM_ROOT}/av1/ratectrl_rtc.cc")
   add_library(aom_av1_rc ${AOM_AV1_RC_SOURCES})
   target_link_libraries(aom_av1_rc ${AOM_LIB_LINK_TYPE} aom)
-  if(NOT MSVC AND NOT APPLE)
+  if(NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE)
     target_link_libraries(aom_av1_rc ${AOM_LIB_LINK_TYPE} m)
   endif()
   set_target_properties(aom_av1_rc PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)
diff --git a/build/cmake/aom_configure.cmake b/build/cmake/aom_configure.cmake
index ebb369a..d5fa169 100644
--- a/build/cmake/aom_configure.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/aom_configure.cmake
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 set(HAVE_PTHREAD_H ${CMAKE_USE_PTHREADS_INIT})
 aom_check_source_compiles("unistd_check" "#include <unistd.h>" HAVE_UNISTD_H)
 
-if(NOT MSVC)
+if(NOT WIN32)
   aom_push_var(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES "m")
   aom_check_c_compiles("fenv_check" "#define _GNU_SOURCE
                         #include <fenv.h>
@@ -302,7 +302,11 @@
   endif()
 else()
   require_c_flag("-std=c99" YES)
-  require_cxx_flag_nomsvc("-std=c++11" YES)
+  if(WIN32 AND NOT MINGW)
+    require_cxx_flag_nomsvc("-std=c++14" YES)
+  else()
+    require_cxx_flag_nomsvc("-std=c++11" YES)
+  endif()
   add_compiler_flag_if_supported("-Wall")
   add_compiler_flag_if_supported("-Wdisabled-optimization")
   add_compiler_flag_if_supported("-Wextra")
diff --git a/build/cmake/aom_optimization.cmake b/build/cmake/aom_optimization.cmake
index ab49315..ff0193a 100644
--- a/build/cmake/aom_optimization.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/aom_optimization.cmake
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
   add_library(${target_name} OBJECT ${${sources}})
   set_property(TARGET ${target_name} PROPERTY FOLDER ${AOM_TARGET_CPU})
 
-  if(MSVC)
+  # Clang/CL requires the -mXXX flag. The MSVC version is not granular enough.
+  if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
     get_msvc_intrinsic_flag("${flag}" "flag")
   endif()