diff --git a/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake b/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake
index 05273979d..47ac5c3c6 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
 
 
 # if it's the MS C/CXX compiler, search for link
-IF("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC")
+IF("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC" 
+   OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC"
+   OR "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Visual Studio")
+
   FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_LINKER NAMES link PATHS ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_LOCATION} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
   FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_LINKER NAMES link)
 
@@ -29,7 +32,9 @@ IF("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES
   MARK_AS_ADVANCED(CMAKE_LINKER)
 
 # in all other cases search for ar, ranlib, etc.
-ELSE("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC")
+ELSE("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC" 
+   OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC"
+   OR "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Visual Studio")
 
   FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_AR NAMES ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}ar PATHS ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_LOCATION} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
   FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_AR NAMES ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}ar)
@@ -47,7 +52,9 @@ ELSE("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCH
   FIND_PROGRAM(CMAKE_LINKER NAMES ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_PREFIX}ld)
 
   MARK_AS_ADVANCED(CMAKE_AR CMAKE_RANLIB CMAKE_STRIP CMAKE_LINKER)
-ENDIF("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC" OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC")
+ENDIF("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC" 
+   OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC"
+   OR "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Visual Studio")
 
 
 # on Apple there really should be install_name_tool