diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 70ff63e978..5c0734d23f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ endif()
 # Set compile/link flags based on which compiler is being used
 #===============================================================================
 
+# Skip for Visual Stduio which has its own configurations through GUI
+if(NOT MSVC)
+
 if(openmp)
   # Requires CMake 3.1+
   find_package(OpenMP)
@@ -104,6 +107,8 @@ endif()
 message(STATUS "OpenMC C++ flags: ${cxxflags}")
 message(STATUS "OpenMC Linker flags: ${ldflags}")
 
+endif()
+
 #===============================================================================
 # pugixml library
 #===============================================================================