diff --git a/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake b/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
index 9be14c9f..be2d91bf 100644
--- a/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
+++ b/googletest/cmake/internal_utils.cmake
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ macro(config_compiler_and_linker)
     set(cxx_exception_flags "-EHsc -D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=1")
     set(cxx_no_exception_flags "-EHs-c- -D_HAS_EXCEPTIONS=0")
     set(cxx_no_rtti_flags "-GR-")
+    # Suppress "unreachable code" warning
+    # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3232669 explains the issue.
+    set(cxx_base_flags "${cxx_base_flags} -wd4702")
   elseif (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX)
     set(cxx_base_flags "-Wall -Wshadow -Werror")
     if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 7.0.0)