diff --git a/cli/cli.pro b/cli/cli.pro
index 8b1e1bb02..6e51ce811 100644
--- a/cli/cli.pro
+++ b/cli/cli.pro
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CONFIG(release, debug|release) {
 
 win32 {
     CONFIG += embed_manifest_exe console
+    DEFINES += _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
     RC_FILE = cppcheck.rc
     HEADERS += resource.h
     LIBS += -lshlwapi