diff --git a/common/sys/sysinfo.cpp b/common/sys/sysinfo.cpp
index 5f375cd95c..e05b1e38f0 100644
--- a/common/sys/sysinfo.cpp
+++ b/common/sys/sysinfo.cpp
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ namespace embree
     if (nIds >= 1) __cpuid (cpuid_leaf_1,0x00000001);
 #if _WIN32
 #if _MSC_VER && (_MSC_FULL_VER < 160040219)
-#else
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
     if (nIds >= 7) __cpuidex(cpuid_leaf_7,0x00000007,0);
 #endif
 #else