--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -602,6 +602,11 @@ if(USE_GCC OR USE_CLANG)
       list(APPEND EXTRA_CFLAGS -fcolor-diagnostics)
     endif()
   endif()
 endif()
+if(MSVC)
+  target_compile_definitions(sdl-build-options INTERFACE "-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE")
+  target_compile_definitions(sdl-build-options INTERFACE "-D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE")
+  target_compile_definitions(sdl-build-options INTERFACE "-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS")
+endif()
 
 if(SDL_ASSEMBLY)