diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake
index 86683d1..1311719 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCCompiler.cmake
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@
     "--target=arm-arm-none-eabi -mcpu=cortex-m3"
     )
 endif()
-
+if(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET)
+  list(PREPEND CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID_TEST_FLAGS "-c --target=${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET}")
+endif()
 # Build a small source file to identify the compiler.
 if(NOT CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID_RUN)
   set(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID_RUN 1)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
index 662b831..46f1ee1 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeDetermineCXXCompiler.cmake
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@
     )
 endif()
 
+if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET)
+  list(PREPEND CMAKE_CXX_COPMILER_ID_TEST_FLAGS "-c --target=${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_TARGET}")
+endif()
+
 # Build a small source file to identify the compiler.
 if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID_RUN)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID_RUN 1)
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
index 2476a33..e272da9 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-MSVC.cmake
@@ -356,6 +356,11 @@
     set(_CMAKE_${lang}_IPO_SUPPORTED_BY_CMAKE YES)
     set(_CMAKE_${lang}_IPO_MAY_BE_SUPPORTED_BY_COMPILER YES)
 
+    if(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.4.0)
+      set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_TARGET "-target ")
+    else()
+      set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_TARGET "--target=")
+    endif()
     # '-flto=thin' available since Clang 3.9 and Xcode 8
     # * http://clang.llvm.org/docs/ThinLTO.html#clang-llvm
     # * https://trac.macports.org/wiki/XcodeVersionInfo