diff --git a/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp b/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
index 0abd2b2e..126fe91c 100644
--- a/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
+++ b/src/syzygy/tbprobe.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
   this code to other chess engines.
 */
 
+#define NOMINMAX
+
 #include <algorithm>
 
 #include "../position.h"