diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 549a38a6d2..63944877a9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1284,6 +1284,11 @@ if(MSVC)
   else()
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /W4")
   endif()
+
+  # Use multithreaded compilation on VS 2008+
+  if(MSVC_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 1500)
+    set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /MP")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if(CURL_WERROR)