diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2741568ed..7bd640966 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -594,6 +594,13 @@ if (NOT MSVC)
     endif()
 endif()
 
+function(add_compile_option_cpp ARG)
+    # Adds a compile option to C/C++ only, but not for Cuda.
+    # Use, e.g., for CPU-architecture flags.
+    add_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:${ARG}>)
+    add_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:${ARG}>)
+endfunction()
+
 if ((${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "arm") OR (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "aarch64") OR ("${CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORM_LWR}" MATCHES "arm64"))
     message(STATUS "ARM detected")
     if (MSVC)
@@ -628,8 +635,7 @@ elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "^(x86_64|i686|AMD64)$" OR "${CMAKE_GE
             include(cmake/FindSIMD.cmake)
         endif ()
         if (LLAMA_AVX512)
-            add_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:/arch:AVX512>)
-            add_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:/arch:AVX512>)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(/arch:AVX512)
             # MSVC has no compile-time flags enabling specific
             # AVX512 extensions, neither it defines the
             # macros corresponding to the extensions.
@@ -643,37 +649,35 @@ elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "^(x86_64|i686|AMD64)$" OR "${CMAKE_GE
                 add_compile_definitions($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:__AVX512VNNI__>)
             endif()
         elseif (LLAMA_AVX2)
-            add_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:/arch:AVX2>)
-            add_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:/arch:AVX2>)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(/arch:AVX2)
         elseif (LLAMA_AVX)
-            add_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:C>:/arch:AVX>)
-            add_compile_options($<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:/arch:AVX>)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(/arch:AVX)
         endif()
     else()
         if (LLAMA_NATIVE)
-            add_compile_options(-march=native)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(-march=native)
         endif()
         if (LLAMA_F16C)
-            add_compile_options(-mf16c)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(-mf16c)
         endif()
         if (LLAMA_FMA)
-            add_compile_options(-mfma)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(-mfma)
         endif()
         if (LLAMA_AVX)
-            add_compile_options(-mavx)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(-mavx)
         endif()
         if (LLAMA_AVX2)
-            add_compile_options(-mavx2)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(-mavx2)
         endif()
         if (LLAMA_AVX512)
-            add_compile_options(-mavx512f)
-            add_compile_options(-mavx512bw)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(-mavx512f)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(-mavx512bw)
         endif()
         if (LLAMA_AVX512_VBMI)
-            add_compile_options(-mavx512vbmi)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(-mavx512vbmi)
         endif()
         if (LLAMA_AVX512_VNNI)
-            add_compile_options(-mavx512vnni)
+            add_compile_option_cpp(-mavx512vnni)
         endif()
     endif()
 elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "ppc64")