diff --git a/cmake/sdlcompilers.cmake b/cmake/sdlcompilers.cmake
index f9d5a9c313..87b00bbd70 100644
--- a/cmake/sdlcompilers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/sdlcompilers.cmake
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ macro(SDL_DetectCompiler)
     if(MSVC)
       set(MSVC_CLANG TRUE)
     endif()
-  elseif(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC)
+  elseif(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
     set(USE_GCC TRUE)
   elseif(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "^Intel$")
     set(USE_INTELCC TRUE)