diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fde1b9415..37a00912e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES MSVC)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /Ox /Ot /Oi /MT /GL")
     add_definitions(/D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
     add_definitions(/D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS)
+    add_definitions(/DNOMINMAX)
 
 elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES Clang)