diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a69373d331d81e179788888e08ebe5e29ebdfe3..fab228dbbab8305d596cd4e5ae706dd322a78162 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ if(NOT PROJECTS)
 	endif()
 endif()
 
+if(MSVC)
+	set_property(DIRECTORY APPEND PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS /wd4996)
+endif()
+
 list(FIND PROJECTS SBBS3 BUILD_SBBS3)
 if(BUILD_SBBS3 GREATER -1)
 	if(NOT XPDEV_ADDED)