diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8bce6848..01102ebc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ endif()
 # our test targets
 function(_mysql_set_target_warnings TARGET_NAME)
 	if(MSVC)
-		message("Adding Boost library dirs: ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
-		target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
+		target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS _WIN32_WINNT=0x0601)
 		target_link_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${Boost_LIBRARY_DIRS})
+		target_compile_options(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE /bigobj)
 	else()
 		target_compile_options(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror)
 	endif()