diff --git a/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake
index fe25ab214..3144ac483 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ set(CMAKE_CREATE_WIN32_EXE  "-mwindows")
 set(CMAKE_GNULD_IMAGE_VERSION
   "-Wl,--major-image-version,<TARGET_VERSION_MAJOR>,--minor-image-version,<TARGET_VERSION_MINOR>")
 set(CMAKE_GENERATOR_RC windres)
-enable_language(RC)
 macro(__cygwin_compiler_gnu lang)
   # Binary link rules.
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_CREATE_SHARED_MODULE
@@ -53,4 +52,6 @@ macro(__cygwin_compiler_gnu lang)
   # TODO: Is -Wl,--enable-auto-import now always default?
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS} -Wl,--enable-auto-import")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS}")
+
+  enable_language(RC)
 endmacro()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
index a7653cfee..c827c325e 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_GENERATOR_RC AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Unix Makefiles")
   set(CMAKE_GENERATOR_RC windres)
 endif()
 
-enable_language(RC)
-
 macro(__windows_compiler_gnu lang)
 
   if(MSYS OR MINGW)
@@ -139,6 +137,8 @@ macro(__windows_compiler_gnu lang)
         )
     endforeach()
   endif()
+
+  enable_language(RC)
 endmacro()
 
 macro(__windows_compiler_gnu_abi lang)
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
index b101b6331..7ac299a1c 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_NO_BUILD_TYPE AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio")
   set (CMAKE_NO_BUILD_TYPE 1)
 endif()
 
-# make sure to enable languages after setting configuration types
-enable_language(RC)
-
 if("${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Visual Studio")
   set(MSVC_IDE 1)
 else()
@@ -273,4 +270,6 @@ macro(__windows_compiler_msvc lang)
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT "/MD /Zi /O2 /Ob1 /D NDEBUG")
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_FLAGS_MINSIZEREL_INIT "/MD /O1 /Ob1 /D NDEBUG")
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_LINKER_SUPPORTS_PDB ON)
+
+  enable_language(RC)
 endmacro()