diff --git a/src/libssh2_priv.h b/src/libssh2_priv.h
index 37e3f26..73692ef 100644
--- a/src/libssh2_priv.h
+++ b/src/libssh2_priv.h
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
 #ifndef LIBSSH2_PRIV_H
 #define LIBSSH2_PRIV_H 1
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  #ifndef _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
+    #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE 1
+  #endif /* _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE */
+#endif /* WIN32 */
+
 #define LIBSSH2_LIBRARY
 #include "libssh2_config.h"
 
diff --git a/src/packet.c b/src/packet.c
index 57e898b..888786d 100644
--- a/src/packet.c
+++ b/src/packet.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ _libssh2_packet_require(LIBSSH2_SESSION * session, unsigned char packet_type,
             return ret;
         } else if (ret == 0) {
             /* nothing available, wait until data arrives or we time out */
-            long left = LIBSSH2_READ_TIMEOUT - (time(NULL) - state->start);
+            long left = LIBSSH2_READ_TIMEOUT - (long)(time(NULL) - state->start);
 
             if (left <= 0) {
                 state->start = 0;
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ _libssh2_packet_requirev(LIBSSH2_SESSION * session,
             return ret;
         }
         if (ret <= 0) {
-            long left = LIBSSH2_READ_TIMEOUT - (time(NULL) - state->start);
+            long left = LIBSSH2_READ_TIMEOUT - (long)(time(NULL) - state->start);
 
             if (left <= 0) {
                 state->start = 0;
diff --git a/src/sftp.c b/src/sftp.c
index 86a5d26..cef3aa7 100644
--- a/src/sftp.c
+++ b/src/sftp.c
@@ -93,17 +93,17 @@ static int sftp_close_handle(LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE *handle);
 static void
 _libssh2_htonu64(unsigned char *buf, libssh2_uint64_t value)
 {
-    unsigned long msl = ((libssh2_uint64_t)value >> 32);
+    unsigned long msl = (unsigned long)(value >> 32);
 
-    buf[0] = (msl >> 24) & 0xFF;
-    buf[1] = (msl >> 16) & 0xFF;
-    buf[2] = (msl >> 8) & 0xFF;
-    buf[3] = msl & 0xFF;
+    buf[0] = (unsigned char)((msl >> 24) & 0xFF);
+    buf[1] = (unsigned char)((msl >> 16) & 0xFF);
+    buf[2] = (unsigned char)((msl >> 8)  & 0xFF);
+    buf[3] = (unsigned char)( msl        & 0xFF);
 
-    buf[4] = (value >> 24) & 0xFF;
-    buf[5] = (value >> 16) & 0xFF;
-    buf[6] = (value >> 8) & 0xFF;
-    buf[7] = value & 0xFF;
+    buf[4] = (unsigned char)((value >> 24) & 0xFF);
+    buf[5] = (unsigned char)((value >> 16) & 0xFF);
+    buf[6] = (unsigned char)((value >> 8)  & 0xFF);
+    buf[7] = (unsigned char)( value        & 0xFF);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ sftp_packet_requirev(LIBSSH2_SFTP *sftp, int num_valid_responses,
         } else if (ret <= 0) {
             /* prevent busy-looping */
             long left =
-                LIBSSH2_READ_TIMEOUT - (time(NULL) - sftp->requirev_start);
+                LIBSSH2_READ_TIMEOUT - (long)(time(NULL) - sftp->requirev_start);
 
             if (left <= 0) {
                 sftp->requirev_start = 0;
@@ -1674,7 +1674,10 @@ libssh2_sftp_seek64(LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE * handle, libssh2_uint64_t offset)
 LIBSSH2_API size_t
 libssh2_sftp_tell(LIBSSH2_SFTP_HANDLE * handle)
 {
-    return handle->u.file.offset;
+    /* NOTE: this may very well truncate the size if it is larger than what
+       size_t can hold, so libssh2_sftp_tell64() is really the function you
+       should use */
+    return (size_t)(handle->u.file.offset);
 }
 
 /* libssh2_sftp_tell64