diff --git a/Matrix_search/test/Matrix_search/rectangular_p_center_2_random2_test.C b/Matrix_search/test/Matrix_search/rectangular_p_center_2_random2_test.C
index b2239725d2d..41375762c7a 100644
--- a/Matrix_search/test/Matrix_search/rectangular_p_center_2_random2_test.C
+++ b/Matrix_search/test/Matrix_search/rectangular_p_center_2_random2_test.C
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 //
 // Author(s)     : Michael Hoffmann <hoffmann@inf.ethz.ch>
 
+
+#if defined(BOOST_MSVC)
+#  pragma warning(disable:4355) // complaint about using 'this' to
+#endif                          // initialize a member
+
 #include <CGAL/Cartesian.h>
 #include <CGAL/Kernel_traits.h>
 #include <CGAL/point_generators_2.h>