diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 37e7b6121..e516b4b7a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ project(googletest-distribution)
 set(GOOGLETEST_VERSION 1.10.0)
 
 if (CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "3.0.2")
-  if(NOT CYGWIN AND NOT MSYS)
+  if(NOT CYGWIN AND NOT MSYS AND NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL QNX)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
   endif()
 endif()