diff --git a/miscellaneous.h b/miscellaneous.h
index 1bed5ae1f1..fcf73111f0 100644
--- a/miscellaneous.h
+++ b/miscellaneous.h
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(_XBOX)
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "retroarch_logger.h"
 
 #ifndef max