diff --git a/miniz_zip.c b/miniz_zip.c
index 3ed6a67..c58b39e 100644
--- a/miniz_zip.c
+++ b/miniz_zip.c
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ extern "C" {
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__MINGW64__) || defined(__MINGW32__)
 
 #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+  #define MICROSOFT_WINDOWS_WINBASE_H_DEFINE_INTERLOCKED_CPLUSPLUS_OVERLOADS 0
+#endif
+#ifndef NOMINMAX
+  #define NOMINMAX
+#endif
 #include <windows.h>
 
 static WCHAR* mz_utf8z_to_widechar(const char* str)