diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ac776e9..871e695 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ if(nfd_PLATFORM STREQUAL PLATFORM_MACOS)
 endif()
 
 if(nfd_COMPILER STREQUAL COMPILER_MSVC)
-  target_compile_options(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE /EHs-c- /GR-)
+  string(REPLACE "/EHsc" "/EHs-c-" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
+  string(REPLACE "/GR" "/GR-" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
   set_property(TARGET ${TARGET_NAME} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY STATIC_LIBRARY_OPTIONS /NODEFAULTLIB)
 endif()