diff --git a/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_nasa_poly.cpp b/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_nasa_poly.cpp
index da83dc5f0..a7e5f187e 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_nasa_poly.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/equil/vcs_nasa_poly.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 #include "vcs_species_thermo.h" 
 #include "vcs_internal.h"
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+#pragma warning(disable:4996)
+#endif
+
 namespace VCSnonideal {
 
 /******************************************************************************