diff --git a/recipes/cgal/all/conanfile.py b/recipes/cgal/all/conanfile.py
index 68460d558b139..aa8c4dbd42d8a 100644
--- a/recipes/cgal/all/conanfile.py
+++ b/recipes/cgal/all/conanfile.py
@@ -135,10 +135,18 @@ def _create_cmake_module_variables(self, module_file):
                     endif()
                   elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Intel")
                     message( STATUS "Using Intel Compiler. Adding -fp-model strict" )
-                    if(WIN32)
-                      target_compile_options(${target} INTERFACE "/fp:strict")
+                    if(CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.3)
+                      if(WIN32)
+                        target_compile_options(${target} INTERFACE "/fp:strict")
+                      else()
+                        target_compile_options(${target} INTERFACE "-fp-model=strict")
+                      endif()
                     else()
-                      target_compile_options(${target} INTERFACE "-fp-model" "strict")
+                      if(WIN32)
+                        target_compile_options(${target} INTERFACE "$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:/fp:strict>")
+                      else()
+                        target_compile_options(${target} INTERFACE "$<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-fp-model=strict>")
+                      endif()
                     endif()
                   elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "SunPro")
                     message( STATUS "Using SunPro compiler, using STLPort 4." )