diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c5514b221..d421a8774 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -462,9 +462,11 @@ endif()
 
 list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
 
-if(NOT MINGW AND NOT APPLE)
-  find_library(ATOMIC atomic)
-  list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${ATOMIC})
+if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
+  if(NOT MINGW AND NOT APPLE)
+    find_library(ATOMIC atomic)
+    list(APPEND EXTRA_LIBRARIES ${ATOMIC})
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 include(version.cmake)