diff --git a/plugins/draco/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/draco/CMakeLists.txt
index 87cc227eb2..4752950a2e 100644
--- a/plugins/draco/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/draco/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ if (NOT Draco_FOUND)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Can't find Draco support required.")
 endif()
 
+if (WIN32)
+    add_definitions(-DNOMINMAX)
+endif()
+
+
 #
 # Draco Reader
 #
@@ -19,9 +24,6 @@ PDAL_ADD_PLUGIN(reader_libname reader draco
 )
 
 target_link_directories(${reader_libname} PRIVATE ${draco_LIBRARY_DIR})
-if (WIN32)
-    target_compile_definitions(${reader_libname} PRIVATE -DNONMINMAX=1)
-endif()
 
 #
 # Draco Writer
@@ -39,9 +41,6 @@ PDAL_ADD_PLUGIN(writer_libname writer draco
 
 target_link_directories(${writer_libname} PRIVATE ${draco_LIBRARY_DIR})
 
-if (WIN32)
-    target_compile_definitions(${writer_libname} PRIVATE -DNONMINMAX=1)
-endif()
 
 if (WITH_TESTS)
 
@@ -72,9 +71,4 @@ if (WITH_TESTS)
     target_link_directories(pdal_io_draco_reader_test PRIVATE ${draco_LIBRARY_DIR})
 
 
-if (WIN32)
-    target_compile_definitions(pdal_io_draco_writer_test PRIVATE -DNONMINMAX=1)
-    target_compile_definitions(pdal_io_draco_reader_test PRIVATE -DNONMINMAX=1)
-endif()
-
 endif()
diff --git a/plugins/draco/io/DracoReader.hpp b/plugins/draco/io/DracoReader.hpp
index e2eaa52839..55db63d003 100644
--- a/plugins/draco/io/DracoReader.hpp
+++ b/plugins/draco/io/DracoReader.hpp
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#define NOMINMAX
-
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include <pdal/Reader.hpp>
diff --git a/plugins/draco/test/DracoReaderTest.cpp b/plugins/draco/test/DracoReaderTest.cpp
index 64569f6df8..ae05e7ffa9 100644
--- a/plugins/draco/test/DracoReaderTest.cpp
+++ b/plugins/draco/test/DracoReaderTest.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 * OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 ****************************************************************************/
 
-#define NOMINMAX
-
 #include <pdal/Filter.hpp>
 #include <pdal/pdal_test_main.hpp>
 
diff --git a/plugins/draco/test/DracoWriterTest.cpp b/plugins/draco/test/DracoWriterTest.cpp
index 9af1010629..d7a226afce 100644
--- a/plugins/draco/test/DracoWriterTest.cpp
+++ b/plugins/draco/test/DracoWriterTest.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 * OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 ****************************************************************************/
 
-#define NOMINMAX
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
diff --git a/plugins/tiledb/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/tiledb/CMakeLists.txt
index 892a75cf0b..3caa406845 100644
--- a/plugins/tiledb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/tiledb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ if (NOT TILEDB_FOUND)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Can't find TileDB support required.")
 endif()
 
+if (WIN32)
+    add_definitions(-DNOMINMAX)
+endif()
+
 #
 # TileDB Reader
 #
@@ -19,10 +23,6 @@ PDAL_ADD_PLUGIN(reader_libname reader tiledb
         ${NLOHMANN_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
-if (WIN32)
-    target_compile_definitions(${reader_libname} PRIVATE -DNONMINMAX)
-endif()
-
 #
 # TileDB Writer
 #
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ PDAL_ADD_PLUGIN(writer_libname writer tiledb
         ${NLOHMANN_INCLUDE_DIR}
 )
 
-if (WIN32)
-    target_compile_definitions(${writer_libname} PRIVATE -DNONMINMAX)
-endif()
 
 if (WITH_TESTS)
     PDAL_ADD_TEST(pdal_io_tiledb_writer_test
@@ -64,9 +61,5 @@ if (WITH_TESTS)
             ${TILEDB_INCLUDE_DIR}
     )
 
-if (WIN32)
-    target_compile_definitions(pdal_io_tiledb_writer_test PRIVATE -DNONMINMAX)
-    target_compile_definitions(pdal_io_tiledb_reader_test PRIVATE -DNONMINMAX)
-endif()
 
 endif()