diff --git a/Modules/FindBoost.cmake b/Modules/FindBoost.cmake
index 67d71d0bf..25840b3e3 100644
--- a/Modules/FindBoost.cmake
+++ b/Modules/FindBoost.cmake
@@ -442,24 +442,26 @@ function(_Boost_GUESS_COMPILER_PREFIX _ret)
     endif()
   elseif (GHSMULTI)
     set(_boost_COMPILER "-ghs")
-  elseif (MSVC14)
-    set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc140")
-  elseif (MSVC12)
-    set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc120")
-  elseif (MSVC11)
-    set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc110")
-  elseif (MSVC10)
-    set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc100")
-  elseif (MSVC90)
-    set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc90")
-  elseif (MSVC80)
-    set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc80")
-  elseif (MSVC71)
-    set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc71")
-  elseif (MSVC70) # Good luck!
-    set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc7") # yes, this is correct
-  elseif (MSVC60) # Good luck!
-    set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc6") # yes, this is correct
+  elseif("x${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC")
+    if (NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 19)
+      set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc140")
+    elseif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 18)
+      set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc120")
+    elseif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 17)
+      set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc110")
+    elseif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 16)
+      set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc100")
+    elseif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 15)
+      set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc90")
+    elseif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 14)
+      set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc80")
+    elseif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 13.10)
+      set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc71")
+    elseif(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 13) # Good luck!
+      set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc7") # yes, this is correct
+    else() # MSVC60 Good luck!
+      set(_boost_COMPILER "-vc6") # yes, this is correct
+    endif()
   elseif (BORLAND)
     set(_boost_COMPILER "-bcb")
   elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "SunPro")
@@ -1261,7 +1263,8 @@ endif()
 #  g        using debug versions of the standard and runtime
 #           support libraries
 if(WIN32 AND Boost_USE_DEBUG_RUNTIME)
-  if(MSVC OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" MATCHES "icl"
+  if("x${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC"
+          OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" MATCHES "icl"
           OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}" MATCHES "icpc")
     set(_boost_DEBUG_ABI_TAG "${_boost_DEBUG_ABI_TAG}g")
   endif()