diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b728f990..02c7cd2d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -167,14 +167,22 @@ endif (MSVC)
 if (MSVC AND MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT)
   message(STATUS "3rdparty files located in ${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}")
 
+  string(SUBSTRING ${MSVC_VERSION} 0 2 MSVC_VERSION_MAJOR)
+  string(SUBSTRING ${MSVC_VERSION} 2 2 MSVC_VERSION_MINOR)
+
   set( OSG_MSVC "msvc" )
-  if (${MSVC_VERSION} EQUAL 1900)
+  if (${MSVC_VERSION_MAJOR} EQUAL "19")
+    if (${MSVC_VERSION_MINOR} EQUAL "00")
       set( OSG_MSVC ${OSG_MSVC}140 )
-  elseif (${MSVC_VERSION} EQUAL 1800)
-      set( OSG_MSVC ${OSG_MSVC}120 )
+    else ()
+      set( OSG_MSVC ${OSG_MSVC}141 )
+    endif ()
+  elseif (${MSVC_VERSION_MAJOR} EQUAL "18")
+    set( OSG_MSVC ${OSG_MSVC}120 )
   else ()
-      message(FATAL_ERROR "Visual Studio 2013/2015 is required now")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Visual Studio 2013/15/17 is required")
   endif ()
+
   if (CMAKE_CL_64)
       set( OSG_MSVC ${OSG_MSVC}-64 )
       set( MSVC_3RDPARTY_DIR 3rdParty.x64 )