diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake
index 937aa8c3e..40d4ce6c3 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ else()
   # Each entry in this list is a set of extra flags to try
   # adding to the compile line to see if it helps produce
   # a valid identification file.
+  set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID_TEST_FLAGS_FIRST)
   set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID_TEST_FLAGS
     # Try compiling to an object file only.
     "-c"
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
index 893c454cc..a673525a8 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ else()
   # Each entry in this list is a set of extra flags to try
   # adding to the compile line to see if it helps produce
   # a valid identification file.
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID_TEST_FLAGS_FIRST)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID_TEST_FLAGS
     # Try compiling to an object file only.
     "-c"
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake
index 403ac089a..7ddf33fcf 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCompilerId.cmake
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ function(CMAKE_DETERMINE_COMPILER_ID lang flagvar src)
 
   # Try building with no extra flags and then try each set
   # of helper flags.  Stop when the compiler is identified.
-  foreach(flags "" ${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_TEST_FLAGS})
+  foreach(flags ${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_TEST_FLAGS_FIRST}
+                ""
+                ${CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID_TEST_FLAGS})
     if(NOT CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_ID)
       CMAKE_DETERMINE_COMPILER_ID_BUILD("${lang}" "${flags}" "${src}")
       foreach(file ${COMPILER_${lang}_PRODUCED_FILES})
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake
index 3a27127e2..ca68900a5 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineFortranCompiler.cmake
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ else()
   # Each entry in this list is a set of extra flags to try
   # adding to the compile line to see if it helps produce
   # a valid identification executable.
+  set(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID_TEST_FLAGS_FIRST)
   set(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID_TEST_FLAGS
     # Try compiling to an object file only.
     "-c"