diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 62295a5d5..19955f22c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
 project(mGBA C)
 set(BINARY_NAME mgba CACHE INTERNAL "Name of output binaries")
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -std=gnu99")
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} -flto")
 set(USE_CLI_DEBUGGER ON CACHE BOOL "Whether or not to enable the CLI-mode ARM debugger")
 set(USE_GDB_STUB ON CACHE BOOL "Whether or not to enable the GDB stub ARM debugger")
 set(USE_FFMPEG ON CACHE BOOL "Whether or not to enable FFmpeg support")
@@ -122,6 +121,11 @@ if(APPLE)
 	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -mmacosx-version-min=10.6")
 endif()
 
+if(APPLE OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+	set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE} -flto")
+	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -flto")
+endif()
+
 if(BUILD_BBB OR BUILD_RASPI)
 	enable_language(ASM)
 	if(NOT BUILD_EGL)