diff --git a/Modules/Simulation/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/Simulation/CMakeLists.txt
index 36dee10c8c..5fb39fad9f 100644
--- a/Modules/Simulation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/Simulation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 MITK_CREATE_MODULE(
   DEPENDS MitkSceneSerializationBase
   PACKAGE_DEPENDS
     PUBLIC SOFA Boost
     PRIVATE GLUT GLEW
 )
 
 if(TARGET ${MODULE_TARGET})
-  target_compile_options(${MODULE_TARGET} PRIVATE "$<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/wd4068 /wd4250 /wd4251 /wd4267 /wd4275>")
+  target_compile_options(${MODULE_TARGET} PUBLIC "$<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/wd4068;/wd4250;/wd4251;/wd4267;/wd4275>")
 endif()
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.simulation/CMakeLists.txt b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.simulation/CMakeLists.txt
index 7eef273ffb..a4b3d17818 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.simulation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.gui.qt.simulation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 project(org_mitk_gui_qt_simulation)
 
 MACRO_CREATE_MITK_CTK_PLUGIN(
   EXPORT_DIRECTIVE SIMULATION_EXPORT
   EXPORTED_INCLUDE_SUFFIXES src
   MODULE_DEPENDS MitkQtWidgets MitkSimulation
 )
-
-if(MSVC)
-  set_property(TARGET ${PLUGIN_TARGET} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " /wd4068 /wd4250 /wd4251 /wd4267 /wd4275")
-endif()
diff --git a/Plugins/org.mitk.simulation/CMakeLists.txt b/Plugins/org.mitk.simulation/CMakeLists.txt
index 0aeea0060e..b9da98b89c 100644
--- a/Plugins/org.mitk.simulation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Plugins/org.mitk.simulation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 project(org_mitk_simulation)
 
 MACRO_CREATE_MITK_CTK_PLUGIN(
   EXPORT_DIRECTIVE SIMULATION_INIT_EXPORT
   EXPORTED_INCLUDE_SUFFIXES src
   MODULE_DEPENDS MitkQtWidgets MitkSimulation
 )
-
-if(MSVC)
-  set_property(TARGET ${PLUGIN_TARGET} APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " /wd4068 /wd4250 /wd4251 /wd4267 /wd4275")
-endif()