diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a93267d..3a3ccf7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ draco_set_cxx_flags()
 draco_set_exe_linker_flags()
 draco_generate_features_h()
 
+if (MSVC)
+  add_compile_options(/wd4996)
+endif()
 # Draco source file listing variables.
 list(
   APPEND draco_attributes_sources
diff --git a/src/draco/io/parser_utils.cc b/src/draco/io/parser_utils.cc
index 378de73..be7e032 100644
--- a/src/draco/io/parser_utils.cc
+++ b/src/draco/io/parser_utils.cc
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ bool ParseSignedInt(DecoderBuffer *buffer, int32_t *value) {
   if (!ParseUnsignedInt(buffer, &v)) {
     return false;
   }
-  *value = (sign < 0) ? -v : v;
+  if (sign < 0)
+    v *= -1;
+  *value = v;
   return true;
 }