diff --git a/include/SDL_egl.h b/include/SDL_egl.h
index f50fa5c9b..f95a9067b 100644
--- a/include/SDL_egl.h
+++ b/include/SDL_egl.h
@@ -390,6 +390,9 @@ typedef enum {
 #ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN 1
 #endif
+#ifndef NOMINMAX   /* don't define min() and max(). */
+#define NOMINMAX
+#endif
 #include <windows.h>
 
 #if __WINRT__
diff --git a/include/SDL_opengl_glext.h b/include/SDL_opengl_glext.h
index cd3869fe7..6a402b15a 100644
--- a/include/SDL_opengl_glext.h
+++ b/include/SDL_opengl_glext.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN 1
 #endif
+#ifndef NOMINMAX   /* don't define min() and max(). */
+#define NOMINMAX
+#endif
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/SDL_syswm.h b/include/SDL_syswm.h
index 7aa8c6869..1469b235e 100644
--- a/include/SDL_syswm.h
+++ b/include/SDL_syswm.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ struct SDL_SysWMinfo;
 #ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #endif
+#ifndef NOMINMAX   /* don't define min() and max(). */
+#define NOMINMAX
+#endif
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif