diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e758b5dc8..074986f38 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ target_compile_features(geos_cxx_flags INTERFACE cxx_std_11)
 target_compile_options(geos_cxx_flags INTERFACE
 	"$<$<OR:$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:Clang>,$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:AppleClang>>:-ffp-contract=off>"
 	"$<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-ffp-contract=off>"
-	"$<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/fp:precise>"
+	$<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/fp:precise /wd4996>
 	)
 
 # Use -ffloat-store for 32-bit builds (needed to make some tests pass)