diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b9c7a03f3..d426f482f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ if(MSVC)
     set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX "d")
     add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE)
     add_definitions(-D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE)
+    add_definitions(-DNOMINMAX)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /MP") #multi-processor compilation
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} /MP") #multi-processor compilation
 endif()