diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/windebuginterface.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/windebuginterface.cpp
index 63e25b086e9..b8ede9a9938 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/windebuginterface.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/windebuginterface.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 
+#  if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 4, 1))
+#    define NOMINMAX
+#  endif
+
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QTime>