--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 option(USE_COLORED_OUTPUT "Always produce ANSI-colored output (GNU/Clang only)." OFF)
 
 # Component dependency options
-cmake_dependent_option(USE_PKGCONFIG "Use pkg-config to search for dependent libraries." ON "NOT WIN32" OFF)
+cmake_dependent_option(USE_PKGCONFIG "Use pkg-config to search for dependent libraries." ON "NOT MSVC" OFF)
 option(USE_HOUDINI [=[
 Build the library against a Houdini installation. Turns on automatically if OPENVDB_BUILD_HOUDINI_PLUGIN is enabled.
 When enabled, you do not need to provide dependency locations for TBB, Blosc, Imath and OpenEXR. Boost must be