diff --git a/code/CMakeModules/FindMSVC.cmake b/code/CMakeModules/FindMSVC.cmake
index 5c433f429..6a8bdd33a 100644
--- a/code/CMakeModules/FindMSVC.cmake
+++ b/code/CMakeModules/FindMSVC.cmake
@@ -93,8 +93,13 @@ IF(NOT VC_DIR)
 ENDIF()
 
 IF(NOT VC_DIR)
-  STRING(REGEX REPLACE "/bin/.+" "" VC_DIR ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER})
-ENDIF(NOT VC_DIR)
+  IF(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER)
+    SET(_COMPILER ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER})
+  ELSE()
+    SET(_COMPILER ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER})
+  ENDIF()
+  STRING(REGEX REPLACE "/bin/.+" "" VC_DIR ${_COMPILER})
+ENDIF()
 
 SET(VC_INCLUDE_DIR "${VC_DIR}/include")
 SET(VC_INCLUDE_DIRS ${VC_INCLUDE_DIR})