diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 22dc16fc59..894fcce2ad 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra")
 endif()
 
-if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "^(GNU|Clang|Intel)$")
+if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "^(GNU|Clang|AppleClang|Intel)$")
   CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++14" HAS_CPP14_FLAG)
   CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-std=c++11" HAS_CPP11_FLAG)
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Various optimizations for shared library release builds
 if (NANOGUI_BUILD_SHARED)
-  if (U_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES REL AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "^(GNU|Clang)$")
+  if (U_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES REL AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "^(GNU|Clang|AppleClang)$")
     # Set the default symbol visibility to hidden
     if (NOT CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS MATCHES "-fvisibility")
       set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-fvisibility=hidden ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")