diff --git a/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake b/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake
index e0ba13151..376a6dcf7 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeFindBinUtils.cmake
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
 #  License text for the above reference.)
 
 # if it's the MS C/CXX compiler, search for link
-if("${CMAKE_C_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC"
-   OR "${CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC"
-   OR "${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC"
-   OR "${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC"
-   OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC"
-   OR ("${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Visual Studio"
+if("x${CMAKE_C_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC"
+   OR "x${CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC"
+   OR "x${CMAKE_Fortran_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC"
+   OR "x${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC"
+   OR "x${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC"
+   OR (CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Visual Studio"
        AND NOT CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME STREQUAL "Tegra-Android"))
 
   find_program(CMAKE_LINKER NAMES link HINTS ${_CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_LOCATION})
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-CXX.cmake
index 0372e18b1..c1acae62d 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/AppleClang-CXX.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 include(Compiler/Clang)
 __compiler_clang(CXX)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
+if(NOT "x${CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN "-fvisibility-inlines-hidden")
 endif()
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/Clang-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/Clang-CXX.cmake
index 5dd7b4a2a..9ef14136a 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/Clang-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/Clang-CXX.cmake
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include(Compiler/Clang)
 __compiler_clang(CXX)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
+if(NOT "x${CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN "-fvisibility-inlines-hidden")
 endif()
 
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/Clang.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/Clang.cmake
index eeba11925..701089cbf 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/Clang.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/Clang.cmake
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ if(__COMPILER_CLANG)
 endif()
 set(__COMPILER_CLANG 1)
 
-if(CMAKE_C_SIMULATE_ID STREQUAL "MSVC"
-    OR CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
+if("x${CMAKE_C_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC"
+    OR "x${CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC")
   macro(__compiler_clang lang)
   endmacro()
 else()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang.cmake
index 4c936fe2e..da19a3d07 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Clang.cmake
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ if(__WINDOWS_CLANG)
 endif()
 set(__WINDOWS_CLANG 1)
 
-if(CMAKE_C_SIMULATE_ID STREQUAL "MSVC"
-    OR CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
+if("x${CMAKE_C_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC"
+    OR "x${CMAKE_CXX_SIMULATE_ID}" STREQUAL "xMSVC")
   include(Platform/Windows-MSVC)
   macro(__windows_compiler_clang lang)
     __windows_compiler_msvc(${lang})