diff --git a/buildtools/meson.build b/buildtools/meson.build
index e1c600e..838c39f 100644
--- a/buildtools/meson.build
+++ b/buildtools/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 pkgconf = find_program('pkg-config', 'pkgconf', required: false)
 check_symbols = find_program('check-symbols.sh')
 ldflags_ibverbs_static = find_program('options-ibverbs-static.sh')
-objdump = find_program('objdump', 'llvm-objdump')
+if cc.get_id() != 'msvc'
+    objdump = find_program('objdump', 'llvm-objdump')
+endif
 
 python3 = import('python').find_installation(required: false)
 if python3.found()
@@ -18,8 +20,10 @@ map_to_win_cmd = py3 + files('map_to_win.py')
 sphinx_wrapper = py3 + files('call-sphinx-build.py')
 get_cpu_count_cmd = py3 + files('get-cpu-count.py')
 get_numa_count_cmd = py3 + files('get-numa-count.py')
-binutils_avx512_check = (py3 + files('binutils-avx512-check.py') +
-                        [objdump] + cc.cmd_array())
+if cc.get_id() != 'msvc'
+    binutils_avx512_check = (py3 + files('binutils-avx512-check.py') +
+                            [objdump] + cc.cmd_array())
+endif
 
 # select library and object file format
 pmdinfo = py3 + files('gen-pmdinfo-cfile.py') + [meson.current_build_dir()]
diff --git a/config/meson.build b/config/meson.build
index 6d9ffd4..898b743 100644
--- a/config/meson.build
+++ b/config/meson.build
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ endforeach
 
 # MS linker requires special treatment.
 # TODO: use cc.get_linker_id() with Meson >= 0.54
-is_ms_linker = is_windows and (cc.get_id() == 'clang')
+is_ms_compiler = is_windows and (cc.get_id() == 'msvc')
+is_ms_linker = is_windows and (cc.get_id() == 'clang' or is_ms_compiler)
 
 # set the major version, which might be used by drivers and libraries
 # depending on the configuration options
@@ -130,11 +131,13 @@ dpdk_conf.set('RTE_MACHINE', cpu_instruction_set)
 machine_args = []
 
 # ppc64 does not support -march= at all, use -mcpu and -mtune for that
-if host_machine.cpu_family().startswith('ppc')
-    machine_args += '-mcpu=' + cpu_instruction_set
-    machine_args += '-mtune=' + cpu_instruction_set
-else
-    machine_args += '-march=' + cpu_instruction_set
+if not is_ms_compiler
+    if host_machine.cpu_family().startswith('ppc')
+        machine_args += '-mcpu=' + cpu_instruction_set
+        machine_args += '-mtune=' + cpu_instruction_set
+    else
+        machine_args += '-march=' + cpu_instruction_set
+    endif
 endif
 
 toolchain = cc.get_id()
@@ -252,7 +255,11 @@ if cc.get_id() == 'clang' and dpdk_conf.get('RTE_ARCH_64') == false
 endif
 
 # add -include rte_config to cflags
-add_project_arguments('-include', 'rte_config.h', language: 'c')
+if is_ms_compiler
+    add_project_arguments('/FI', 'rte_config.h', language: 'c')
+else
+    add_project_arguments('-include', 'rte_config.h', language: 'c')
+endif
 
 # enable extra warnings and disable any unwanted warnings
 # -Wall is added by default at warning level 1, and -Wextra
diff --git a/config/x86/meson.build b/config/x86/meson.build
index 54345c4..11f0bcc 100644
--- a/config/x86/meson.build
+++ b/config/x86/meson.build
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ if cc.has_argument('-mavx512f')
 endif
 
 # we require SSE4.2 for DPDK
-if cc.get_define('__SSE4_2__', args: machine_args) == ''
-    message('SSE 4.2 not enabled by default, explicitly enabling')
-    machine_args += '-msse4'
+if not is_ms_compiler
+    if cc.get_define('__SSE4_2__', args: machine_args) == ''
+        message('SSE 4.2 not enabled by default, explicitly enabling')
+        machine_args += '-msse4'
+    endif
 endif
 
 base_flags = ['SSE', 'SSE2', 'SSE3','SSSE3', 'SSE4_1', 'SSE4_2']
diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index a90fee3..82e4666 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -235,9 +235,16 @@ foreach l:libraries
                 output: '@0@_exports.def'.format(libname))
         lk_deps += [def_file]
 
-        lk_args = ['-Wl,/def:' + def_file.full_path()]
-        if meson.version().version_compare('<0.54.0')
-            lk_args += ['-Wl,/implib:lib\\librte_' + l + '.dll.a']
+        if is_ms_compiler
+            lk_args = ['/def:' + def_file.full_path()]
+            if meson.version().version_compare('<0.54.0')
+                lk_args += ['/implib:lib\\librte_' + l + '.dll.a']
+            endif
+        else
+            lk_args = ['-Wl,/def:' + def_file.full_path()]
+            if meson.version().version_compare('<0.54.0')
+                lk_args += ['-Wl,/implib:lib\\librte_' + l + '.dll.a']
+            endif
         endif
     else
         if is_windows
