diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9796b162b..420a6dae2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -456,7 +456,10 @@ if(RUN_TESTS)
   include(GoogleTest)
   find_package(GTest REQUIRED)
   include_directories(${GTEST_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-  add_definitions(-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -DRUN_TESTS)
+  add_definitions(-DRUN_TESTS)
+  if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC")
+    add_definitions(-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage)
+  endif()
   target_link_libraries(${BIN_TARGET} PRIVATE -fprofile-arcs ${GTEST_LIBRARIES})
   gtest_add_tests(${BIN_TARGET} "" AUTO)
 endif()