diff --git a/src/zimlib/include/zim/cache.h b/src/zimlib/include/zim/cache.h
index 51a889f..c0ea6a7 100644
--- a/src/zimlib/include/zim/cache.h
+++ b/src/zimlib/include/zim/cache.h
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
 #include <limits>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define NOMINMAX
+#  include <windows.h>
+#undef NOMINMAX
+#undef max
+#endif
+
 namespace zim
 {
   /**
diff --git a/src/zimlib/include/zim/fileheader.h b/src/zimlib/include/zim/fileheader.h
index a34ed72..46d7fc5 100644
--- a/src/zimlib/include/zim/fileheader.h
+++ b/src/zimlib/include/zim/fileheader.h
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
 #include <iosfwd>
 #include <limits>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define NOMINMAX
+#  include <windows.h>
+#undef NOMINMAX
+#undef max
+#endif
+
 namespace zim
 {
   class Fileheader