diff --git a/examples/cli/cli.cpp b/examples/cli/cli.cpp
index c64976a56..04faacb60 100644
--- a/examples/cli/cli.cpp
+++ b/examples/cli/cli.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,15 @@
 #include <cfloat>
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #ifndef NOMINMAX
 #define NOMINMAX
 #endif
+#endif
+
+#include <termcolor/termcolor.hpp>
+
+#if defined(_WIN32)
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/whisper.cpp b/src/whisper.cpp
index 89146e2e4..528cfa4f2 100644
--- a/src/whisper.cpp
+++ b/src/whisper.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#ifndef NOMINMAX
+#define NOMINMAX
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #include "whisper.h"
 #include "whisper-arch.h"