diff --git a/intern/clog/clog.cc b/intern/clog/clog.cc
index d62f0d3c6b7..f9913b51e55 100644
--- a/intern/clog/clog.cc
+++ b/intern/clog/clog.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#  ifndef NOMINMAX
+#    define NOMINMAX
+#  endif
 #  include <Windows.h>
 
 #  include <VersionHelpers.h> /* This needs to be included after Windows.h. */