diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a8e562ef..990ac0a25 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@
 /build
 /build-*
 /doc/doxygen
+/cmake-build-*
+.idea
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b934ced92..8c5aea4ff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -342,7 +342,11 @@ add_subdirectory(include/fcl)
 
 set(PKG_DESC "Flexible Collision Library")
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+if (MSVC)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
+else()
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+endif()
 
 configure_file(fcl.pc.in fcl.pc @ONLY)