diff --git a/sal/rtl/bootstrap.cxx b/sal/rtl/bootstrap.cxx
index 775d327e11e6..0d8613184949 100644
--- a/sal/rtl/bootstrap.cxx
+++ b/sal/rtl/bootstrap.cxx
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  *   the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 .
  */
 
+#define NOMINMAX
+
 #include <config_features.h>
 #include <config_folders.h>