diff --git a/scripts/genie.lua b/scripts/genie.lua
index 5fd802365a3..e30795b5baa 100644
--- a/scripts/genie.lua
+++ b/scripts/genie.lua
@@ -1072,7 +1072,11 @@ configuration { "vs2015" }
 			"/wd4463", -- warning C4463: overflow; assigning 1 to bit-field that can only hold values from -1 to 0
 			"/wd4297", -- warning C4297: 'xxx::~xxx': function assumed not to throw an exception but does
 		}
-		
+configuration { "vs2010" }
+		buildoptions {
+			"/wd4481", -- warning C4481: nonstandard extension used: override specifier 'override'
+		}
+
 configuration { "x32", "vs*" }
 		libdirs {
 			MAME_DIR .. "3rdparty/dxsdk/lib/x86",