diff --git a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index b6af1fa750..236010ed38 100644
--- a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,3 +27,12 @@ target_link_libraries(tests PRIVATE common core input_common video_core)
 target_link_libraries(tests PRIVATE ${PLATFORM_LIBRARIES} Catch2::Catch2WithMain Threads::Threads)
 
 add_test(NAME tests COMMAND tests)
+
+# needed for vma
+if (NOT MSVC)
+    target_compile_options(tests PRIVATE
+        -Wno-conversion
+        -Wno-unused-variable
+        -Wno-unused-parameter
+        -Wno-missing-field-initializers)
+endif()
diff --git a/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt b/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
index 0070e66318..dba49be0ec 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/yuzu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ if (YUZU_ROOM)
 target_link_libraries(yuzu PRIVATE Qt6::Widgets)
 endif()
 
-if (NOT YUZU_STATIC_BUILD)
+if (NOT MSVC AND NOT YUZU_STATIC_BUILD)
     # needed for vma
     target_compile_options(yuzu PRIVATE
         -Wno-conversion
diff --git a/src/yuzu_cmd/CMakeLists.txt b/src/yuzu_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
index aed38ce41d..df6902c5c0 100644
--- a/src/yuzu_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/yuzu_cmd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ if (YUZU_STATIC_BUILD)
 endif()
 
 # needed for vma
-target_compile_options(yuzu-cmd PRIVATE
-    -Wno-conversion
-    -Wno-unused-variable
-    -Wno-unused-parameter
-    -Wno-missing-field-initializers)
+if (NOT MSVC)
+    target_compile_options(yuzu-cmd PRIVATE
+        -Wno-conversion
+        -Wno-unused-variable
+        -Wno-unused-parameter
+        -Wno-missing-field-initializers)
+endif()