diff --git a/doc/container.qbk b/doc/container.qbk
index 34fb069..d2fb9a4 100644
--- a/doc/container.qbk
+++ b/doc/container.qbk
@@ -1246,6 +1246,7 @@ use [*Boost.Container]? There are several reasons for that:
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/container/pull/109 GitHub #109: ['"Get rid of integer overflow in copy_move_algo.hpp (-fsanitize=integer)"]].
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/container/pull/110 GitHub #110: ['"Avoid gcc 9 deprecated copy warnings in new_allocator.hpp"]].
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/container/issues/112 GitHub #112: ['"vector::resize() compilation error with msvc-10..12: data is not a member of boost::detail::aligned_storage"]].
+   * [@https://github.com/boostorg/container/issues/116 GitHub #116: ['"MSVC + boost 1.70 compilation error when windows.h is already included (detail/thread_mutex.hpp)"]].
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/container/issues/117 GitHub #117: ['"flat_map/map::insert_or_assign with hint has wrong return types"]].
    * [@https://github.com/boostorg/container/issues/118 GitHub #118: ['"Non-unique inplace_set_difference used in in flat_tree_merge_unique and iterator invalidation in insert_unique"]].
 
diff --git a/include/boost/container/detail/thread_mutex.hpp b/include/boost/container/detail/thread_mutex.hpp
index 66d64b9..4027ff2 100644
--- a/include/boost/container/detail/thread_mutex.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/container/detail/thread_mutex.hpp
@@ -142,25 +142,25 @@ class thread_mutex
    thread_mutex()
    {
       #ifdef BOOST_PLAT_WINDOWS_UWP
-      InitializeCriticalSectionEx(reinterpret_cast< ::_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION* >(&m_crit_sect), 4000, 0);
+      (InitializeCriticalSectionEx)(reinterpret_cast< ::_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION* >(&m_crit_sect), 4000, 0);
       #else
-      InitializeCriticalSection(reinterpret_cast< ::_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION* >(&m_crit_sect));
+      (InitializeCriticalSection)(reinterpret_cast< ::_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION* >(&m_crit_sect));
       #endif
    }
 
    void lock()
    {
-      EnterCriticalSection(reinterpret_cast< ::_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION* >(&m_crit_sect));
+      (EnterCriticalSection)(reinterpret_cast< ::_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION* >(&m_crit_sect));
    }
 
    void unlock()
    {
-      LeaveCriticalSection(reinterpret_cast< ::_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION* >(&m_crit_sect));
+      (LeaveCriticalSection)(reinterpret_cast< ::_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION* >(&m_crit_sect));
    }
 
    ~thread_mutex()
    {
-      DeleteCriticalSection(reinterpret_cast< ::_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION* >(&m_crit_sect));
+      (DeleteCriticalSection)(reinterpret_cast< ::_RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION* >(&m_crit_sect));
    }
   
    private: