diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index a4bd7e6..d3e7a5c 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ if(MSVC) # MSVC or simulating MSVC
           -Wno-shift-sign-overflow # GTest gtest-port.h
           -Wno-undef # GTest
           -Wno-used-but-marked-unused # GTest EXPECT_DEATH
+          -Wno-global-constructors
           $<$<EQUAL:${GSL_CXX_STANDARD},14>: # no support for [[maybe_unused]]
             -Wno-unused-member-function
             -Wno-unused-variable
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ else()
           -Wno-unknown-attributes
           -Wno-used-but-marked-unused # GTest EXPECT_DEATH
           -Wno-weak-vtables
+          -Wno-global-constructors
           $<$<EQUAL:${GSL_CXX_STANDARD},14>: # no support for [[maybe_unused]]
             -Wno-unused-member-function
             -Wno-unused-variable
@@ -212,6 +214,7 @@ if(MSVC) # MSVC or simulating MSVC
           -Wno-c++98-compat-pedantic
           -Wno-missing-prototypes
           -Wno-unknown-attributes
+          -Wno-global-constructors
         >
     )
 else()
@@ -234,6 +237,7 @@ else()
           -Wno-missing-prototypes
           -Wno-unknown-attributes
           -Wno-weak-vtables
+          -Wno-global-constructors
         >
         $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:
           -Wdouble-promotion # float implicit to double