diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/random.c b/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
index 61e5faab9..7ba6069b6 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
@@ -1185,7 +1185,11 @@ int wc_GenerateSeed(OS_Seed* os, byte* output, word32 sz)
    || defined(WOLFSSL_uITRON4)  || defined(WOLFSSL_uTKERNEL2)\
    || defined(WOLFSSL_GENSEED_FORTEST)
 
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
 #warning "write a real random seed!!!!, just for testing now"
+#else
+#pragma message("Warning: write a real random seed!!!!, just for testing now")
+#endif
 
 int wc_GenerateSeed(OS_Seed* os, byte* output, word32 sz)
 {