diff --git a/src/ui/Application.cpp b/src/ui/Application.cpp
index 372a23e..918b2d3 100644
--- a/src/ui/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/Application.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ EM_JS(void, js_clearCanvasInlineSize, (), {
 });
 
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#define NOMINMAX
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #else
diff --git a/src/ui/SpectrumDisplay.cpp b/src/ui/SpectrumDisplay.cpp
index c3b307c..007313e 100644
--- a/src/ui/SpectrumDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/SpectrumDisplay.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__
 #include <GLES2/gl2.h>
 #elif defined(_WIN32)
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#define NOMINMAX
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <GL/gl.h>
 #else
diff --git a/src/ui/WaterfallDisplay.h b/src/ui/WaterfallDisplay.h
index 4d592d7..06c3494 100644
--- a/src/ui/WaterfallDisplay.h
+++ b/src/ui/WaterfallDisplay.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #include "core/Types.h"
 #include "ui/ColorMap.h"
 #ifdef _WIN32
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#define NOMINMAX
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 #include <GL/gl.h>