diff --git a/make/autoconf/flags.m4 b/make/autoconf/flags.m4
index 21d474f3ce..02a77be85a 100644
--- a/make/autoconf/flags.m4
+++ b/make/autoconf/flags.m4
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([FLAGS_SETUP_COMPILER_FLAGS_FOR_JDK_HELPER],
         -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN \
         -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE -D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE \
         -DWIN32 -DIAL"
+    $2JVM_CFLAGS="[$]$2JVM_CFLAGS -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN"
     if test "x$OPENJDK_$1_CPU" = xx86_64; then
       $2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK="[$]$2COMMON_CCXXFLAGS_JDK -D_AMD64_ -Damd64"
     else