diff --git a/src/SFML/Graphics/CMakeLists.txt b/src/SFML/Graphics/CMakeLists.txt
index 14c48ea9b..139703c0c 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Graphics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/SFML/Graphics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ elseif(SFML_OS_IOS)
     target_link_libraries(sfml-graphics PRIVATE z bz2)
 endif()
 
+# starting from Visual Studio 2015, inline versions of some C functions are used; for compatibility link this library
+# see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/porting/overview-of-potential-upgrade-issues-visual-cpp?view=msvc-160#libraries
+if(SFML_COMPILER_MSVC AND MSVC_VERSION GREATER_EQUAL 1900)
+    target_link_libraries(sfml-graphics PRIVATE legacy_stdio_definitions.lib)
+endif()
+
 sfml_find_package(Freetype INCLUDE "FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS" LINK "FREETYPE_LIBRARY")
 target_link_libraries(sfml-graphics PRIVATE Freetype)