diff --git a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_configure.cmake b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_configure.cmake
index 329c0e071b..547280003e 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_configure.cmake
+++ b/contrib/platform/win32/CMakeModules/ompi_configure.cmake
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ ELSE(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   SET(OMPI_DECLSPEC "")
 ENDIF(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 
+IF(WIN32 AND MSVC)
+  SET(COMPILER_FAMILYNAME MICROSOFT)
+  SET(COMPILER_VERSION ${MSVC_VERSION})
+ENDIF(WIN32 AND MSVC)
+
+
 ###################################################################
 #                              Options                            #
 ###################################################################
diff --git a/contrib/platform/win32/ConfigFiles/opal_config.h.cmake b/contrib/platform/win32/ConfigFiles/opal_config.h.cmake
index c50bfaa1dd..9564e29810 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/win32/ConfigFiles/opal_config.h.cmake
+++ b/contrib/platform/win32/ConfigFiles/opal_config.h.cmake
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 
 #define ORTE_RELEASE_DATE ${RELEASE_DATE}
 
+#define OPAL_BUILD_PLATFORM_COMPILER_FAMILYNAME ${COMPILER_FAMILYNAME}
+
+#define OPAL_BUILD_PLATFORM_COMPILER_VERSION_STR ${COMPILER_VERSION}
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <winsock2.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_WINSOCK2_H 1