diff --git a/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4 b/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4
index 8e8d0b5eb0..8bdb3c76ad 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/flags-cflags.m4
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_CFLAGS_HELPER],
   elif test "x$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE" = xmicrosoft; then
     ALWAYS_DEFINES_JDK="-DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE \
         -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE -DWIN32 -DIAL"
+    ALWAYS_DEFINES_JVM="-DNOMINMAX"
   fi
 
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