diff --git a/tiny_gltf.h b/tiny_gltf.h
index 81458a6..f6181c4 100644
--- a/tiny_gltf.h
+++ b/tiny_gltf.h
@@ -1095,8 +1095,16 @@ class TinyGLTF {
 #define NOMINMAX
 #endif
 
+#ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#define TINYGLTF_INTERNAL_WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#endif
 #include <windows.h> // include API for expanding a file path
 
+#ifdef TINYGLTF_INTERNAL_WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#endif
+
 #if defined(TINYGLTF_INTERNAL_NOMINMAX)
 #undef NOMINMAX
 #endif