diff --git a/code/AssetLib/M3D/M3DWrapper.h b/code/AssetLib/M3D/M3DWrapper.h
index 7cc2d0eef..fac63d099 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/M3D/M3DWrapper.h
+++ b/code/AssetLib/M3D/M3DWrapper.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 // Share stb_image's PNG loader with other importers/exporters instead of bringing our own copy.
 #define STBI_ONLY_PNG
+#define STB_IMAGE_STATIC
 #include <stb/stb_image.h>
 
 #include "m3d.h"
diff --git a/code/Common/Assimp.cpp b/code/Common/Assimp.cpp
index 71e312cee..bd3861f2e 100644
--- a/code/Common/Assimp.cpp
+++ b/code/Common/Assimp.cpp
@@ -1290,6 +1290,7 @@ ASSIMP_API void aiQuaternionInterpolate(
 #   endif
 
 #   define STB_IMAGE_IMPLEMENTATION
+#   define STB_IMAGE_STATIC
 #   include "stb/stb_image.h"
 
 #   if _MSC_VER
diff --git a/code/Pbrt/PbrtExporter.cpp b/code/Pbrt/PbrtExporter.cpp
index 25061f517..ea29860d3 100644
--- a/code/Pbrt/PbrtExporter.cpp
+++ b/code/Pbrt/PbrtExporter.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,16 @@ Other:
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 
+#if _MSC_VER // "unreferenced function has been removed" (SSE2 detection routine in x64 builds)
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable : 4505)
+#endif
+#define STB_IMAGE_STATIC
+#define STB_IMAGE_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "stb/stb_image.h"
+#if _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
 
 using namespace Assimp;