diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d42b6e..e6d9f18 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ option(HIGHFIVE_BUILD_DOCS "Enable documentation building" ON)
 option(HIGHFIVE_USE_INSTALL_DEPS "End applications by default use detected dependencies here" OFF)
 mark_as_advanced(HIGHFIVE_USE_INSTALL_DEPS)
 
+# Allow big object
+if(MSVC)
+    add_compile_options(/bigobj)
+endif()
 
 # Check compiler cxx_std requirements
 # -----------------------------------