diff --git a/test/src/unit-json_pointer.cpp b/test/src/unit-json_pointer.cpp
index d5881beac..1e86c0a41 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-json_pointer.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-json_pointer.cpp
@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ TEST_CASE("JSON pointers")
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_const[jp] == 1, throw_msg.c_str());
             }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning (push)
+#pragma warning (disable : 4127) // on some machines, the check below is not constant
+#endif
             if (sizeof(typename json::size_type) < sizeof(unsigned long long))
             {
                 auto size_type_max_uul = static_cast<unsigned long long>((std::numeric_limits<json::size_type>::max)());
@@ -371,6 +375,10 @@ TEST_CASE("JSON pointers")
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j_const[jp] == 1, throw_msg.c_str());
             }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#pragma warning (pop)
+#endif
+
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(j.at("/one"_json_pointer) = 1, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j.at("/one"_json_pointer) = 1,
                               "[json.exception.parse_error.109] parse error: array index 'one' is not a number");