diff --git a/src/win32/i_crash.cpp b/src/win32/i_crash.cpp
index 0735e3553b..70d10fa300 100644
--- a/src/win32/i_crash.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/i_crash.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,13 @@
 #include <winternl.h>
 #endif
 #ifndef __GNUC__
+#if _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(disable:4091)	// this silences a warning for a bogus definition in the Windows 8.1 SDK.
+#endif
 #include <dbghelp.h>
+#if _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(default:4091)
+#endif
 #endif
 #include <commctrl.h>
 #include <commdlg.h>