diff --git a/cmake-modules/FolderList.cmake b/cmake-modules/FolderList.cmake
index 5af29226b..db7b4b2e9 100644
--- a/cmake-modules/FolderList.cmake
+++ b/cmake-modules/FolderList.cmake
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ macro(SetCompileOptions project)
     message ("setting up compile options for ${project}")
     # Compile Options
     SetGlobalOptions()
+    # When the SDK is being consumed via FolderList, an consumption mechanism alternative to vcpkg, do disable treating warnings as errors.
+    SET(WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS OFF)
 endmacro()
 
 macro(DownloadDepVersion DEP_FOLDER DEP_NAME DEP_VERSION)