diff --git a/cmake/compiler-and-git.cmake b/cmake/compiler-and-git.cmake
index a0dd4b31..24b02333 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler-and-git.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler-and-git.cmake
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ else ()
 
     if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "MSVC")
         set(OS_COMPILE_OPTIONS
+                /bigobj
                 /wd4244   # convert float from double
                 /wd4305   # truncate from double to float
                 /wd4018   # signed unsigned compare