diff --git a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
index c833a014d..044e2b439 100644
--- a/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
+++ b/Modules/GenerateExportHeader.cmake
@@ -158,11 +158,11 @@ macro(_test_compiler_hidden_visibility)
 endmacro()
 
 macro(_test_compiler_has_deprecated)
-  _check_cxx_compiler_attribute("__declspec(deprecated)" COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_DECLSPEC)
-  if(COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_DECLSPEC)
-    set(COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED "${COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_DECLSPEC}" CACHE INTERNAL "Compiler support for a deprecated attribute")
+  _check_cxx_compiler_attribute("__attribute__((__deprecated__))" COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_ATTR)
+  if(COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_ATTR)
+    set(COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED "${COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED_ATTR}" CACHE INTERNAL "Compiler support for a deprecated attribute")
   else()
-    _check_cxx_compiler_attribute("__attribute__((__deprecated__))" COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED)
+    _check_cxx_compiler_attribute("__declspec(deprecated)" COMPILER_HAS_DEPRECATED)
   endif()
 endmacro()