diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6cfa5281..3409196d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@ elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL Intel)
   if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 14.0)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "ICC version must be at least 14.0")
   endif()
-elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL MSVC)
+elseif(MSVC)
   if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 18.0)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "MS Visual Studio version must be at least 18.0")
   endif()
 endif()
 
 # C++ compiler settings
-if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL MSVC)
+if(MSVC)
   set(FLAGS "/Ox")
   set(FLAGS "${FLAGS} /wd4715")
 else()
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ endif()
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${FLAGS}")
 
 # C compiler settings (for the sample)
-if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL MSVC)
+if(MSVC)
   set(CFLAGS "/Ox")
 else()
   set(CFLAGS "-O3 -std=c99")
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 869ef636..e4564c26 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Furthermore, to build the (optional) correctness and performance tests, another
   - BLIS
   - Accelerate
 
-An example of an out-of-source build (starting from the root of the CLBlast folder):
+An example of an out-of-source build using a command-line compiler and make (starting from the root of the CLBlast folder):
 
     mkdir build
     cd build
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ An example of an out-of-source build (starting from the root of the CLBlast fold
     make
     sudo make install
 
+When using Visual Studio, the project-files can be generated as follows:
+
+    mkdir build
+    cd build
+    cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 Win64" ..
+
 A custom installation folder can be specified when calling CMake:
 
     cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/path/to/install/directory ..