diff --git a/msvc_recommended_pragmas.h b/msvc_recommended_pragmas.h
index f78f9a1ca..ff4028e2d 100644
--- a/msvc_recommended_pragmas.h
+++ b/msvc_recommended_pragmas.h
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 #pragma warning(disable:4244)	/* No possible loss of data warnings */
 #pragma warning(disable:4305)   /* No truncation from int to char warnings */
 
+/* The file contains a character that cannot be represented in the current code page */
+#pragma warning(disable:4819)
+
 /* work around Microsoft's premature attempt to deprecate the C-Library */
 #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
 #define _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS