diff --git a/src/core/include/units/quantity_cast.h b/src/core/include/units/quantity_cast.h
index 1472b701..9c6d218a 100644
--- a/src/core/include/units/quantity_cast.h
+++ b/src/core/include/units/quantity_cast.h
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@
 #include <units/bits/pow.h>
 #include <cassert>
 
+#define UNITS_PRAGMA(X) _Pragma(#X)
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
-#pragma warning (push)
-#pragma warning (disable:4244) // warning C4244: 'argument': conversion from 'intmax_t' to 'T', possible loss of data with T=int
+#define UNITS_DIAGNOSTIC_PUSH UNITS_PRAGMA(warning(push))
+#define UNITS_DIAGNOSTIC_IGNORE_LOSSY_CONVERSION UNITS_PRAGMA(warning(disable : 4244))
+// warning C4244: 'argument': conversion from 'intmax_t' to 'T', possible loss of data with T=int
 #endif //_MSC_VER
 
 namespace units {