diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e377c7b..bb35bfee 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ if (WITH_VAES)
     add_definitions(-DXMRIG_VAES)
     set(HEADERS_CRYPTO "${HEADERS_CRYPTO}" src/crypto/cn/CryptoNight_x86_vaes.h)
     set(SOURCES_CRYPTO "${SOURCES_CRYPTO}" src/crypto/cn/CryptoNight_x86_vaes.cpp)
-    if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES GNU)
+    if (CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES GNU OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES Clang)
         set_source_files_properties(src/crypto/cn/CryptoNight_x86_vaes.cpp PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-Ofast -fno-tree-vectorize -mavx2 -mvaes")
     endif()
 endif()