diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ea1bae1e..25c4683f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "FreeBSD" AND CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "am
 ENDIF()
 IF(IS_APPLE_OS AND CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES MATCHES "^(x86_64|arm64.*)$")
   SET(CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR "${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES}")
+ELSEIF(MSVC AND CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "3.10")
+  # Use CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID. MSVC values are documented as available since CMake 3.10.
+  IF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID STREQUAL "X86")
+    SET(CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR "x86")
+  ELSEIF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID STREQUAL "x64")
+    SET(CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR "x86_64")
+  ELSEIF(CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID MATCHES "^(ARM64|ARM64EC)$")
+    SET(CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR "arm64")
+  ELSE()
+    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Unsupported MSVC compiler architecture ID \"${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ARCHITECTURE_ID}\"")
+  ENDIF()
 ELSEIF(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "^Visual Studio " AND CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME)
   IF(CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_NAME STREQUAL "Win32")
     SET(CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR "x86")
@@ -88,7 +99,7 @@ ENDIF()
 
 # ---[ Build flags
 SET(CPUINFO_SUPPORTED_PLATFORM TRUE)
-IF(NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR)
+IF(NOT CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR)
   IF(NOT IOS)
     MESSAGE(WARNING
       "Target processor architecture is not specified. "
@@ -201,12 +212,12 @@ IF(CPUINFO_SUPPORTED_PLATFORM)
         src/arm/linux/chipset.c
         src/arm/linux/midr.c
         src/arm/linux/hwcap.c)
-      IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^armv[5-8]")
+      IF(CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^armv[5-8]")
         LIST(APPEND CPUINFO_SRCS src/arm/linux/aarch32-isa.c)
         IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND ANDROID_ABI STREQUAL "armeabi")
           SET_SOURCE_FILES_PROPERTIES(src/arm/linux/aarch32-isa.c PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -marm)
         ENDIF()
-      ELSEIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(aarch64|arm64)$")
+      ELSEIF(CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(aarch64|arm64)$")
         LIST(APPEND CPUINFO_SRCS src/arm/linux/aarch64-isa.c)
       ENDIF()
     ELSEIF(IS_APPLE_OS AND CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR MATCHES "arm64.*")
@@ -395,7 +406,7 @@ IF(CPUINFO_SUPPORTED_PLATFORM AND CPUINFO_BUILD_MOCK_TESTS)
     TARGET_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS(cpuinfo_mock PRIVATE _GNU_SOURCE=1)
   ENDIF()
 
-  IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(armv5te|armv7-a)$")
+  IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(armv5te|armv7-a)$")
     ADD_EXECUTABLE(atm7029b-tablet-test test/mock/atm7029b-tablet.cc)
     TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(atm7029b-tablet-test BEFORE PRIVATE test/mock)
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(atm7029b-tablet-test PRIVATE cpuinfo_mock gtest)
@@ -577,7 +588,7 @@ IF(CPUINFO_SUPPORTED_PLATFORM AND CPUINFO_BUILD_MOCK_TESTS)
     ADD_TEST(NAME xperia-sl-test COMMAND xperia-sl-test)
   ENDIF()
 
-  IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(armv5te|armv7-a|aarch64)$")
+  IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(armv5te|armv7-a|aarch64)$")
     ADD_EXECUTABLE(alcatel-revvl-test test/mock/alcatel-revvl.cc)
     TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(alcatel-revvl-test BEFORE PRIVATE test/mock)
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(alcatel-revvl-test PRIVATE cpuinfo_mock gtest)
@@ -774,7 +785,7 @@ IF(CPUINFO_SUPPORTED_PLATFORM AND CPUINFO_BUILD_MOCK_TESTS)
     ADD_TEST(NAME xperia-c4-dual-test COMMAND xperia-c4-dual-test)
   ENDIF()
 
-  IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(i686|x86_64)$")
+  IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(i686|x86_64)$")
     ADD_EXECUTABLE(alldocube-iwork8-test test/mock/alldocube-iwork8.cc)
     TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(alldocube-iwork8-test BEFORE PRIVATE test/mock)
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(alldocube-iwork8-test PRIVATE cpuinfo_mock gtest)
@@ -831,7 +842,7 @@ IF(CPUINFO_SUPPORTED_PLATFORM AND CPUINFO_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS)
     ADD_TEST(NAME brand-string-test COMMAND brand-string-test)
   ENDIF()
 
-  IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(armv[5-8].*|aarch64)$")
+  IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Android" AND CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(armv[5-8].*|aarch64)$")
     ADD_LIBRARY(android_properties_interface STATIC test/name/android-properties-interface.c)
     CPUINFO_TARGET_ENABLE_C99(android_properties_interface)
     CPUINFO_TARGET_RUNTIME_LIBRARY(android_properties_interface)
@@ -879,7 +890,7 @@ IF(CPUINFO_SUPPORTED_PLATFORM AND CPUINFO_BUILD_TOOLS)
   TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(cache-info PRIVATE cpuinfo)
   INSTALL(TARGETS cache-info RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
 
-  IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "^(Android|Linux)$" AND CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(armv[5-8].*|aarch64)$")
+  IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "^(Android|Linux)$" AND CPUINFO_TARGET_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(armv[5-8].*|aarch64)$")
     ADD_EXECUTABLE(auxv-dump tools/auxv-dump.c)
     CPUINFO_TARGET_ENABLE_C99(auxv-dump)
     CPUINFO_TARGET_RUNTIME_LIBRARY(auxv-dump)