diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b89c821cc..c00ef03d9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ IF(MSVC)
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-D_HAS_AUTO_PTR_ETC) # for Luabind on C++17
 
 	SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /MP")
-	ADD_DEFINITIONS( "/W0 /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS /wd4005 /wd4996 /nologo /Os")
+
+	OPTION(EQEMU_DISABLE_MSVC_WARNINGS "Disable MSVC compile warnings." ON)
+	IF(EQEMU_DISABLE_MSVC_WARNINGS)
+		ADD_DEFINITIONS( "/W0 /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS /wd4005 /wd4996 /nologo /Os")
+	ENDIF(EQEMU_DISABLE_MSVC_WARNINGS)
 ELSE(MSVC)
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DHAS_UNION_SEMUN)
 ENDIF(MSVC)