diff --git a/cmake/vendor.cmake b/cmake/vendor.cmake
index a9152759..b66e286d 100644
--- a/cmake/vendor.cmake
+++ b/cmake/vendor.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ if (EXISTS ${ROOT_DIR}/vcpkg_installed/x64-windows-static/lib/pkgconfig)
     set(ENV{PKG_CONFIG_PATH} "${ROOT_DIR}/vcpkg_installed/x64-windows-static/lib/pkgconfig")
 endif()
 
+if(WIN32)
+    add_definitions(-DNOMINMAX)
+endif()
+
 # Dependencies are taken from the system first and if not found, they are pulled with CPM and built from source
 
 include(FindPkgConfig)