diff --git a/modules/core/src/system.cpp b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
index 09daceed5..ee0799ce0 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/system.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/system.cpp
@@ -982,7 +982,9 @@ public:
 };
 
 #ifdef WIN32
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
 #pragma warning(disable:4505) // unreferenced local function has been removed
+#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_WINRT
     // using C++11 thread attribute for local thread data