diff --git a/cmake/ranges_env.cmake b/cmake/ranges_env.cmake
index 0f81f384f..27ac3a062 100644
--- a/cmake/ranges_env.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ranges_env.cmake
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Emscripten")
   if (RANGES_VERBOSE_BUILD)
     message(STATUS "[range-v3]: system is Emscripten.")
   endif()
+elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Generic")
+  set (RANGES_ENV_GENERIC TRUE)
+  if (RANGES_VERBOSE_BUILD)
+    message(STATUS "[range-v3]: system is Generic.")
+  endif()
 else()
   message(WARNING "[range-v3 warning]: unknown system ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} !")
 endif()