diff --git a/common/ipc_mutex.cpp b/common/ipc_mutex.cpp
index 13efd8b0b..c4a8a90c8 100644
--- a/common/ipc_mutex.cpp
+++ b/common/ipc_mutex.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 
 #include "ipc_mutex.h"
 #ifdef _WINDOWS
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #include <Windows.h>
+#undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #else
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>