diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index 913d4bce2..1e37cf768 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,11 +78,7 @@ if(WARNINGS_ARE_ERRORS)
 endif()
 
 
-if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
-  set(COLVARS_OPENMP_DEFAULT OFF)
-else()
-  set(COLVARS_OPENMP_DEFAULT ON)
-endif()
+set(COLVARS_OPENMP_DEFAULT ON)
 option(COLVARS_OPENMP "Build Colvars with (still limited) OpenMP support" ${COLVARS_OPENMP_DEFAULT})
 
 if(COLVARS_OPENMP)