diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c b/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c
index 8bf371f7e..def8c5c75 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-aarch64.c
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 #include <stdlib.h> // for qsort
 #include <stdio.h>  // for GGML_ASSERT
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64)
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#ifndef NOMINMAX
+#   define NOMINMAX
+#endif
 #include <windows.h>
 #else
 #include <pthread.h>