diff --git a/coreapi/CMakeLists.txt b/coreapi/CMakeLists.txt
index d299db60c..f67c36b9a 100644
--- a/coreapi/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/coreapi/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ endif()
 if(BELCARD_FOUND)
 	list(APPEND LIBS ${BELCARD_LIBRARIES})
 	list(APPEND LINPHONE_SOURCE_FILES_CXX vcard.cc)
-	list(APPEND STRICT_OPTIONS_CXX "-std=c++11")
+	if(NOT MSVC)
+		list(APPEND STRICT_OPTIONS_CXX "-std=c++11")
+	endif()
 	if(APPLE)
 		list(APPEND STRICT_OPTIONS_CXX "-stdlib=libc++")
 	endif()