diff --git a/flang/runtime/file.cpp b/flang/runtime/file.cpp
index 6823b19e57912..8fc81efe6c93c 100644
--- a/flang/runtime/file.cpp
+++ b/flang/runtime/file.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #ifdef _WIN32
+#define NOMINMAX
 #include <io.h>
 #include <windows.h>
 #else