diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d2906227..c318eef9a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ elseif(MSVC)
     if(ENABLE_EXCEPTIONS)
         add_compile_options(/EHsc) # Enable Exceptions
 	else()
-        string(REGEX REPLACE /EHsc "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}) # Try to remove default /EHsc cxx_flag
+        string(REGEX REPLACE "/EHsc" "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}") # Try to remove default /EHsc cxx_flag
         add_compile_options(/D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0)
     endif()
 endif()