diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index d9b1af4..103ec2e 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ SET(GUI_TESTS
 	gui_rendering
 )
 
+# disable self-move warning: it's deliberately used in tests
+INCLUDE(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-Wno-self-move" COMPILER_SUPPORTS_WNOSELFMOVE)
+IF(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_WNOSELFMOVE)
+	SET(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wno-self-move")
+ENDIF(COMPILER_SUPPORTS_WNOSELFMOVE)
+
 ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DTESTDATA_DIR="${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/testdata")
 
 # header tests: these just include specific headers to check if