diff --git a/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp b/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
index e0fc90b..d6db024 100644
--- a/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp
@@ -85,6 +85,22 @@ inline void throw_failed_impl(char const * excep, char const * file, int line, c
    ++test_errors();
 }
 
+// In the comparisons below, it is possible that T and U are signed and unsigned integer types, which generates warnings in some compilers.
+// A cleaner fix would require common_type trait or some meta-programming, which would introduce a dependency on Boost.TypeTraits. To avoid
+// the dependency we just disable the warnings.
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma warning(push)
+# pragma warning(disable: 4389)
+#elif defined(__clang__) && defined(__has_warning)
+# if __has_warning("-Wsign-compare")
+#  pragma clang diagnostic push
+#  pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wsign-compare"
+# endif
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) && !(defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) || defined(__ICL) || defined(__ICC) || defined(__ECC)) && (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__) >= 406
+# pragma GCC diagnostic push
+# pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wsign-compare"
+#endif
+
 template<class T, class U> inline void test_eq_impl( char const * expr1, char const * expr2,
   char const * file, int line, char const * function, T const & t, U const & u )
 {
@@ -119,6 +135,16 @@ template<class T, class U> inline void test_ne_impl( char const * expr1, char co
     }
 }
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+# pragma warning(pop)
+#elif defined(__clang__) && defined(__has_warning)
+# if __has_warning("-Wsign-compare")
+#  pragma clang diagnostic pop
+# endif
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) && !(defined(__INTEL_COMPILER) || defined(__ICL) || defined(__ICC) || defined(__ECC)) && (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__) >= 406
+# pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+
 } // namespace detail
 
 inline int report_errors()