diff --git a/qbs/imports/QtcProduct.qbs b/qbs/imports/QtcProduct.qbs
index ef19ce49876..2aebb244f20 100644
--- a/qbs/imports/QtcProduct.qbs
+++ b/qbs/imports/QtcProduct.qbs
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ Product {
         condition: qbs.toolchain.contains("gcc") && !qbs.toolchain.contains("clang")
         cpp.cxxFlags: base.concat(["-Wno-noexcept-type"])
     }
+    Properties {
+        condition: qbs.toolchain.contains("msvc")
+        cpp.cxxFlags: base.concat(["/w44996"])
+    }
     cpp.cxxLanguageVersion: "c++14"
     cpp.defines: qtc.generalDefines
     cpp.minimumWindowsVersion: qbs.architecture === "x86" ? "5.1" : "5.2"
diff --git a/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs b/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs
index a710ad05ab1..9a669ccfc0f 100644
--- a/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs
+++ b/qbs/modules/qtc/qtc.qbs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ Module {
         "QT_USE_FAST_OPERATOR_PLUS",
         "QT_USE_FAST_CONCATENATION",
     ].concat(testsEnabled ? ["WITH_TESTS"] : [])
+     .concat(qbs.toolchain.contains("msvc") ? ["_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"] : [])
 
     Rule {
         condition: make_dev_package