diff --git a/gtsam/3rdparty/metis-5.1.0/CMakeLists.txt b/gtsam/3rdparty/metis-5.1.0/CMakeLists.txt
index 4c4e2c03f..93c546be8 100644
--- a/gtsam/3rdparty/metis-5.1.0/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gtsam/3rdparty/metis-5.1.0/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "Clang")
   endif()
 endif()
 
-add_definitions(-Wno-unknown-pragmas)
+if(NOT ("${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC" OR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "MSVC"))
+  #add_definitions(-Wno-unknown-pragmas)
+endif()
 
 if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
   if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_GREATER 4.6 OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_EQUAL 4.6)
diff --git a/gtsam/3rdparty/metis-5.1.0/GKlib/gk_arch.h b/gtsam/3rdparty/metis-5.1.0/GKlib/gk_arch.h
index 2cb80ccf2..5a21274f3 100644
--- a/gtsam/3rdparty/metis-5.1.0/GKlib/gk_arch.h
+++ b/gtsam/3rdparty/metis-5.1.0/GKlib/gk_arch.h
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ typedef ptrdiff_t ssize_t;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __MSC__
+#if(_MSC_VER < 1700)
 /* MSC does not have rint() function */
 #define rint(x) ((int)((x)+0.5))  
-
+#endif
 /* MSC does not have INFINITY defined */
 #ifndef INFINITY
 #define INFINITY FLT_MAX