diff --git a/cmake/compiler.cmake b/cmake/compiler.cmake
index 0a4ca9b9..7d81b1a6 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler.cmake
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ else()
 
   # Check for an omp support
   set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS "-fopenmp -Werror")
-  check_cxx_source_compiles("int main(void) {
+  check_c_source_compiles("int main(void) {
     #pragma omp parallel
     return 0;
     }" HAVE_OPENMP)