diff --git a/cmake/compiler.cmake b/cmake/compiler.cmake
index 3b561d3d..ab72b897 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler.cmake
@@ -772,14 +772,14 @@ endmacro(setup_compile_flags)
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LOADED)
   # determine library for for std::filesystem
   set(LIBCXX_FILESYSTEM "")
-  if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
-    if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 5.3 AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 9.0)
-      set(LIBCXX_FILESYSTEM "stdc++fs")
-    endif()
-  elseif(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_CLANG)
+  if(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_CLANG)
     if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 5.0)
       set(LIBCXX_FILESYSTEM "c++experimental")
-    else()
+    elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 9.0)
+      set(LIBCXX_FILESYSTEM "stdc++fs")
+    endif()
+  elseif(CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
+    if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 5.3 AND CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 9.0)
       set(LIBCXX_FILESYSTEM "stdc++fs")
     endif()
   endif()