diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b27194a37..d3fa9468a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
     add_definitions(-D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE)
+    add_definitions(-DNOMINMAX)
 else()
     add_definitions(-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-function)