diff --git a/test/testautomation_surface.c b/test/testautomation_surface.c
index 720097982..a3c79d998 100644
--- a/test/testautomation_surface.c
+++ b/test/testautomation_surface.c
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
  * Adapted/rewritten for test lib by Andreas Schiffler
  */
 
+/* Supress C4996 VS compiler warnings for unlink() */
+#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
+#define _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>