diff --git a/src/draco/io/parser_utils.cc b/src/draco/io/parser_utils.cc
index 6e42a58..3c302b9 100644
--- a/src/draco/io/parser_utils.cc
+++ b/src/draco/io/parser_utils.cc
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ 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;
 }
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e79da7..c4d9880 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ if(ENABLE_EXTRA_SPEED)
   endif()
 endif()
 
+if (MSVC)
+  add_compile_options(/wd4996)
+endif()
+
 # Generate a version file containing repository info.
 include(FindGit)
 find_package(Git)