diff --git a/include/wx/msw/checkbox.h b/include/wx/msw/checkbox.h
index 579e197f9d..bc2eaf460b 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/checkbox.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/checkbox.h
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 
 #include "wx/msw/ownerdrawnbutton.h"
 
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+    // Disable the warning about non DLL-exported wxMSWOwnerDrawnButton class
+    // used as base for DLL-exported class: it's harmless in this case.
+    #pragma warning(push)
+    #pragma warning(disable:4275)
+#endif
+
 // Checkbox item (single checkbox)
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxCheckBox : public wxMSWOwnerDrawnButton<wxCheckBoxBase>
 {
@@ -77,5 +84,8 @@ private:
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_COPY(wxCheckBox)
 };
 
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+    #pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
-    // _WX_CHECKBOX_H_
+
+#endif // _WX_CHECKBOX_H_
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/ownerdrawnbutton.h b/include/wx/msw/ownerdrawnbutton.h
index 19a35031d6..527a9c2529 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/ownerdrawnbutton.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/ownerdrawnbutton.h
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 // This class contains the type-independent part of wxMSWOwnerDrawnButton and
 // is implemented in src/msw/control.cpp.
 //
-// Notice that it is intentionally not exported, it is internal implementation
-// detail only.
+// Notice that it is intentionally not DLL-exported, it is internal
+// implementation detail only. However MSVS generates a warning C4275 when
+// deriving from the non-exported classes, so it needs to be explicitly
+// disabled when deriving from this one.
 class wxMSWOwnerDrawnButtonBase
 {
 protected:
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/radiobut.h b/include/wx/msw/radiobut.h
index 4f86e1eeef..a7da5f3f7d 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/radiobut.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/radiobut.h
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 
 #include "wx/msw/ownerdrawnbutton.h"
 
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+    // Disable the warning about non DLL-exported wxMSWOwnerDrawnButton class
+    // used as base for DLL-exported class: it's harmless in this case.
+    #pragma warning(push)
+    #pragma warning(disable:4275)
+#endif
+
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxRadioButton : public wxMSWOwnerDrawnButton<wxControl>
 {
 public:
@@ -78,5 +85,8 @@ private:
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS_NO_COPY(wxRadioButton)
 };
 
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+    #pragma warning(pop)
 #endif
-    // _WX_RADIOBUT_H_
+
+#endif // _WX_RADIOBUT_H_