diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4155b4220..afc1e78bc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ option(LLAMA_BUILD_TESTS                "llama: build tests"    ${LLAMA_STANDALO
 option(LLAMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES             "llama: build examples" ${LLAMA_STANDALONE})
 option(LLAMA_BUILD_SERVER               "llama: build server example"                           ON)
 
-IF(LLAMA_NATIVE)
+# instruction set detection for MSVC only
+if (LLAMA_NATIVE)
     include(cmake/FindSIMD.cmake)
-ENDIF()
+endif ()
 
 #
 # Compile flags