diff --git a/include/boost/algorithm/string_ref.hpp b/include/boost/algorithm/string_ref.hpp
index 843d160..ff1a5f8 100644
--- a/include/boost/algorithm/string_ref.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/algorithm/string_ref.hpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ namespace boost {
             }
         
         int compare(basic_string_ref x) const {
-            int cmp = traits::compare ( ptr_, x.ptr_, std::min(len_, x.len_));
+            int cmp = traits::compare ( ptr_, x.ptr_, (std::min)(len_, x.len_));
             return cmp != 0 ? cmp : ( len_ == x.len_ ? 0 : len_ < x.len_ ? -1 : 1 );
             }
         
@@ -386,4 +386,4 @@ namespace std {
 }
 #endif
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif