diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ba219a443..771800205 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ IF ((CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU") AND NOT CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_MINGW)
 ELSEIF(MSVC)
   # enable multi-core compilation with MSVC
   add_compile_options(/MP)
+
+  # disable "elements of array '' will be default initialized" warning on MSVC2013
+  IF(MSVC12)
+    add_compile_options(/wd4351)
+  ENDIF()
 ELSEIF ( "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang" )
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -g -fvisibility=hidden -fPIC -Wall -Wno-long-long -std=c++11" )
   SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -fPIC")