diff --git a/include/fmt/format-inl.h b/include/fmt/format-inl.h
index d00809075e6b..a90b302f680d 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format-inl.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format-inl.h
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-#  if defined(NOMINMAX)
-#    include <windows.h>
-#  else
+#  if !defined(NOMINMAX) && !defined(WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
 #    define NOMINMAX
+#    define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #    include <windows.h>
+#    undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #    undef NOMINMAX
+#  else
+#    include <windows.h>
 #  endif
 #  include <io.h>
 #endif