diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a3fb82658aef8b7b3a5561afb02b9df7b6ad02b..1ea6968f3696f3d8757323530d5e8d1c1829ab17 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -235,6 +235,17 @@ SET(SRCS_YAML
 #   SET(SRCS_WRAPPER)
 # ENDIF(Ceres_FOUND)
 
+
+if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
+  message(STATUS "Using C++ compiler clang")
+  target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE -Winconsistent-missing-override)
+  # using Clang
+elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+  message(STATUS "Using C++ compiler gnu")
+  target_compile_options(${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE -Wsuggest-override)
+  # using GCC
+endif()
+
 # create the shared library
 ADD_LIBRARY(${PLUGIN_NAME}
   SHARED