diff --git a/tests/log/logtest.cpp b/tests/log/logtest.cpp
index 089ef82c51..f1dbb8cffa 100644
--- a/tests/log/logtest.cpp
+++ b/tests/log/logtest.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@
 
 #include "wx/scopeguard.h"
 
+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
+    // we override deprecated DoLog() and DoLogString() in this test, suppress
+    // warnings about it
+    #if wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(7)
+        #pragma warning(disable: 4996)
+    #endif // VC++ 7+
+#endif // WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // test loggers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------