diff --git a/tools/updaterevision/updaterevision.c b/tools/updaterevision/updaterevision.c
index d601c26ef..3f0dce4e9 100644
--- a/tools/updaterevision/updaterevision.c
+++ b/tools/updaterevision/updaterevision.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	// Use svnversion to get the revision number. If that fails, pretend it's
 	// revision 0. Note that this requires you have the command-line svn tools installed.
 	sprintf (run, "svnversion -cn %s", argv[1]);
-	if ((name = tmpnam(NULL)) != NULL &&
+	if ((name = tempnam(NULL, "svnout")) != NULL &&
 		(stream = freopen(name, "w+b", stdout)) != NULL &&
 		system(run) == 0 &&
 		errno == 0 &&
@@ -45,9 +45,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		fclose (stream);
 		remove (name);
 	}
+	if (name != NULL)
+	{
+		free (name);
+	}
 
 	if (!gotrev)
 	{
+		fprintf (stderr, "Failed to get current revision: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 		strcpy (currev, "0");
 		rev = currev;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/updaterevision/updaterevision.vcproj b/tools/updaterevision/updaterevision.vcproj
index 202c9d042..f3c1ebdf7 100644
--- a/tools/updaterevision/updaterevision.vcproj
+++ b/tools/updaterevision/updaterevision.vcproj
@@ -339,6 +339,38 @@
 		<File
 			RelativePath=".\updaterevision.c"
 			>
+			<FileConfiguration
+				Name="Debug|Win32"
+				>
+				<Tool
+					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					DisableSpecificWarnings="4996"
+				/>
+			</FileConfiguration>
+			<FileConfiguration
+				Name="Debug|x64"
+				>
+				<Tool
+					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					DisableSpecificWarnings="4996"
+				/>
+			</FileConfiguration>
+			<FileConfiguration
+				Name="Release|Win32"
+				>
+				<Tool
+					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					DisableSpecificWarnings="4996"
+				/>
+			</FileConfiguration>
+			<FileConfiguration
+				Name="Release|x64"
+				>
+				<Tool
+					Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
+					DisableSpecificWarnings="4996"
+				/>
+			</FileConfiguration>
 		</File>
 	</Files>
 	<Globals>