diff --git a/cmake/f_check.cmake b/cmake/f_check.cmake
index 4848553d9..e1820bb51 100644
--- a/cmake/f_check.cmake
+++ b/cmake/f_check.cmake
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 if (MSVC)
   # had to do this for MSVC, else CMake automatically assumes I have ifort... -hpa
-  include(CMakeForceCompiler)
-  CMAKE_FORCE_Fortran_COMPILER(gfortran GNU)
+  # include(CMakeForceCompiler)
+  # CMAKE_FORCE_Fortran_COMPILER(gfortran GNU)
 endif ()
 
 if (NOT NO_LAPACK)