diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 75175ad39..768d2185b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -307,11 +307,10 @@ else()
     message(STATUS "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER} does not support C++11, please use a
     different compiler")
 endif()
-if(LIBCPP_FOUND AND APPLE)
+if(("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang" OR APPLE) AND LIBCPP_FOUND)
     tomahawk_add_cxx_flags( "-stdlib=libc++" )
 endif()
 
-
 macro_optional_find_package(Echonest 2.3.0)
 macro_log_feature(ECHONEST_FOUND "Echonest" "Qt library for communicating with The Echo Nest" "http://projects.kde.org/libechonest" TRUE "" "libechonest 2.3.0 is needed for dynamic playlists and the infosystem")