diff --git a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index 809b53d52..8ad9fb461 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ foreach(test_name tests_high_five_base tests_high_five_multi_dims tests_high_fiv
   add_executable(${test_name} "${test_name}.cpp")
   target_link_libraries(${test_name} HighFive HighFiveWarnings HighFiveFlags Catch2::Catch2WithMain)
   target_link_libraries(${test_name} HighFiveOptionalDependencies)
+  target_compile_definitions(${test_name} PUBLIC NOMINMAX)
 
   catch_discover_tests(${test_name})
 endforeach()