diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index aadb5b6f..27fa014c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ function(generate_config_file)
 
     check_struct_has_member("struct timespec" tv_sec time.h HAVE_STRUCT_TIMESPEC)
 
+    if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+        check_c_compiler_flag("-fvisibility=hidden" HAVE_VISIBILITY)
+    else()
+        set(HAVE_VISIBILITY OFF)
+    endif()
+
     if(HAVE_VISIBILITY)
         set(DEFAULT_VISIBILITY "__attribute__((visibility(\"default\")))")
     else()
@@ -74,10 +80,6 @@ function(generate_config_file)
         set(LIBUSB_WINDOWS_HOTPLUG 1)
     endif()
 
-    if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
-        check_c_compiler_flag("-fvisibility=hidden" HAVE_VISIBILITY)
-    endif()
-
     file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${LIBUSB_GEN_INCLUDES}")
     if(NOT MSVC)
         set(_GNU_SOURCE TRUE)