diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 38ebf3480..a1bce5c92 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ IF ((CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU") AND NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW)
   SET(LIBSTDC++_LIBRARIES -lstdc++)
 ELSEIF(MSVC)
   # enable multi-core compilation with MSVC
-  ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS(/MP)
-  ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS( /bigobj )
+  ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS(/MP /bigobj /W4 /WX ) 
+  ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS(  )
   # disable "elements of array '' will be default initialized" warning on MSVC2013
   IF(MSVC12)
     ADD_COMPILE_OPTIONS(/wd4351)