diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dc9b053f..7dec4f91 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ if (MSVC)
 	add_definitions("/wd4264") # disable "conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data" warning
 	add_definitions("/wd4267") # disable "conversion from 'size_t' to 'int', possible loss of data" warning
 	add_definitions("/wd4305") # disable "truncation from 'double' to 'float'" warning
-	
+	add_definitions("/wd4250") # disable "inherits via dominance' warning (used in trace_embree.cc)
 endif (MSVC)
 
 # 10.9: minimum version that supports unordered_map