diff --git a/reactos/CMakeLists.txt b/reactos/CMakeLists.txt
index b8fc1cff740..030f7d6207e 100644
--- a/reactos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/reactos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ include(cmake/compilerflags.cmake)
 
 add_definitions(-D__REACTOS__)
 
+if(MSVC_IDE)
+    add_compile_flags("/MP")
+endif()
+
 if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
 
     add_definitions(-DTARGET_${ARCH})
diff --git a/reactos/cmake/msvc.cmake b/reactos/cmake/msvc.cmake
index d81de2638b9..f32a72a2e86 100644
--- a/reactos/cmake/msvc.cmake
+++ b/reactos/cmake/msvc.cmake
@@ -82,11 +82,8 @@ elseif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
     add_compile_flags("/Ob2 /D NDEBUG")
 endif()
 
-if(MSVC_IDE)
-    add_compile_flags("/MP")
-    if(NOT DEFINED USE_FOLDER_STRUCTURE)
-        set(USE_FOLDER_STRUCTURE FALSE)
-    endif()
+if(MSVC_IDE AND (NOT DEFINED USE_FOLDER_STRUCTURE))
+    set(USE_FOLDER_STRUCTURE FALSE)
 endif()
 
 if(NOT DEFINED RUNTIME_CHECKS)