diff --git a/include/fmt/format-inl.h b/include/fmt/format-inl.h
index f50c2da1..33dd46c9 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format-inl.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format-inl.h
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 #    include <windows.h>
 #    undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #    undef NOMINMAX
+#  elif defined(NOMINMAX) && !defined(WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN) 
+#    define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN 
+#    include <windows.h> 
+#    undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN 
 #  else
 #    include <windows.h>
 #  endif