diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d146f8bce0..4055e48b6b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,8 +60,44 @@ execute_process(
 )
 add_definitions(-DOPENRCT2_COMMIT_SHA1_SHORT="${OPENRCT2_COMMIT_SHA1_SHORT}")
 
+# Convenience functions to set compiler flags only if available
+include(CheckCCompilerFlag)
+include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+
+function(ADD_CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG
+    _CFLAGS
+    _CACHE_VAR
+    _FLAG
+    )
+
+    CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG("${_FLAG}" "${_CACHE_VAR}")
+    if(${_CACHE_VAR})
+        # message(STATUS "Using CFLAG: ${_FLAG}")
+        set(${_CFLAGS} "${${_CFLAGS}} ${_FLAG}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "Unsupported CFLAG: ${_FLAG}")
+    endif()
+endfunction()
+
+function(ADD_CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG
+    _CXXFLAGS
+    _CACHE_VAR
+    _FLAG
+    )
+
+    CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("${_FLAG}" "${_CACHE_VAR}")
+    if(${_CACHE_VAR})
+        # message(STATUS "Using CXXFLAG: ${_FLAG}")
+        set(${_CXXFLAGS} "${${_CXXFLAGS}} ${_FLAG}" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    else()
+        message(STATUS "Unsupported CXXFLAG: ${_FLAG}")
+    endif()
+endfunction()
+
+# pkg-config
 INCLUDE(FindPkgConfig)
 
+# Needed for linking with non-broken OpenSSL on Apple platforms
 if (APPLE)
 	set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "$ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH}:/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/pkgconfig")
 endif (APPLE)
@@ -79,7 +115,6 @@ option(FORCE32 "Force 32-bit build. It will add `-m32` to compiler flags")
 option(DISABLE_OPENGL "Disable OpenGL support.")
 option(DISABLE_RCT2 "Build a standalone version, without using code and data segments from vanilla. On by default." ON)
 option(USE_MMAP "Use mmap to try loading rct2's data segment into memory.")
-option(LAUNCHPAD_BUILD "Sets some build system options on launchpad.net")
 
 set(COMMON_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${COMMON_COMPILE_OPTIONS} -fstrict-aliasing -Werror -Wundef -Wmissing-declarations -Winit-self -Wall -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-unused-function -Wno-missing-braces -Wno-comment")
 
@@ -93,13 +128,12 @@ if (NOT DISABLE_RCT2)
 	message("DISABLE_RCT2 implies FORCE32")
 endif()
 
-if (LAUNCHPAD_BUILD)
-	# Launchpad turns on -Wdate-time for compilers that support it, this shouldn't break our build
-	set(COMMON_COMPILE_OPTIONS "${COMMON_COMPILE_OPTIONS} -Wno-error=date-time")
-else()
-	if (FORCE32)
-		set(TARGET_M "-m32")
-	endif()
+# Launchpad turns on -Wdate-time for compilers that support it, this shouldn't break our build
+ADD_CHECK_C_COMPILER_FLAG(CMAKE_C_FLAGS C_WARN_WRITE_STRINGS -Wno-error=date-time)
+ADD_CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS CXX_WARN_WRITE_STRINGS -Wno-error=date-time)
+
+if (FORCE32)
+	set(TARGET_M "-m32")
 endif()
 
 if (FORCE32)
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index ac1bd8470f..3c39c25d50 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -2,10 +2,5 @@
 
 BUILDDIR=build_dir
 
-extra_flags := "-DLAUNCHPAD_BUILD=on"
-
-override_dh_auto_configure:
-	dh_auto_configure -a -- $(extra_flags)
-
 %:
 	dh $@