diff --git a/src/msw/stackwalk.cpp b/src/msw/stackwalk.cpp
index 4c86de102c..ae04b0bc6c 100644
--- a/src/msw/stackwalk.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/stackwalk.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,18 @@ void wxStackWalker::WalkFromException(size_t maxDepth)
 
 #endif // wxUSE_ON_FATAL_EXCEPTION
 
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+    #pragma warning(push)
+
+    // "warning C4740: flow in or out of inline asm code suppresses global
+    //  optimization"
+    #pragma warning(disable: 4740)
+
+    // "warning C4748: /GS can not protect parameters and local variables from
+    //  local buffer overrun because optimizations are disabled in function"
+    #pragma warning(disable: 4748)
+#endif
+
 void wxStackWalker::Walk(size_t skip, size_t maxDepth)
 {
     // This code is based on frames.cpp from Edd Dawson's dbg library
@@ -348,5 +360,9 @@ void wxStackWalker::Walk(size_t skip, size_t maxDepth)
     WalkFrom(&ctx, skip, maxDepth);
 }
 
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+    #pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
+
 #endif // wxUSE_STACKWALKER