diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index a373621..b8a44ef 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ if cxx.get_id() == 'clang' and cxx.find_library('c++', required: false).found()
   add_project_arguments(['-stdlib=libc++'], language: 'cpp')
   add_project_link_arguments(['-stdlib=libc++', '-lc++abi'], language: 'cpp')
   message('Compiler: LLVM/clang')
+elif cxx.get_id() == 'msvc'
+  add_project_arguments('-DNOMINMAX', language : 'cpp')
 endif
 
 compile_args = []
diff --git a/uvio/platform.hpp b/uvio/platform.hpp
index 2a17593..3a03bd3 100644
--- a/uvio/platform.hpp
+++ b/uvio/platform.hpp
@@ -1,17 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
-// define NOMINMAX in front of windows.h
-#if !defined(NOMINMAX) && defined(_WIN32)
-#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-// https://github.com/randombit/botan/issues/1852
-#define NOMINMAX 1
-#endif
-
+// define macro NOMINMAX in build script
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-// winsock2.h must be in front of windows.h
 #include <winsock2.h>
-//
-#include <windows.h>
 #else
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>