diff --git a/gsl/gsl_byte b/gsl/gsl_byte
index 9962ab4..3f77923 100644
--- a/gsl/gsl_byte
+++ b/gsl/gsl_byte
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 
+#pragma warning(push)
+
+// don't warn about function style casts in byte related operators
+#pragma warning(disable : 26493)
+
 // MSVC 2013 workarounds
 #if _MSC_VER <= 1800
 
@@ -149,6 +154,8 @@ inline constexpr byte to_byte() noexcept
 
 #endif // _MSC_VER <= 1800
 
+#pragma warning(pop)
+
 #endif // _MSC_VER
 
 #endif // GSL_BYTE_H