diff --git a/extern/oics/ICSPrerequisites.h b/extern/oics/ICSPrerequisites.h
index 52daea3f4..5fe58a63d 100644
--- a/extern/oics/ICSPrerequisites.h
+++ b/extern/oics/ICSPrerequisites.h
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #include <list>
 #include <limits>
 
+#if defined(_WIN32) && _MSC_VER >= 1800
+#include <algorithm> /* std::min and std::max */
+#endif
+
 #include "tinyxml.h"
 
 #include "SDL_keyboard.h"
diff --git a/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.hpp b/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.hpp
index f08e3eff6..e4c97066d 100644
--- a/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.hpp
+++ b/extern/sdl4ogre/sdlinputwrapper.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #ifndef SDL4OGRE_SDLINPUTWRAPPER_H
 #define SDL4OGRE_SDLINPUTWRAPPER_H
 
+#if defined(_WIN32) && _MSC_VER >= 1800
+#include <algorithm>
+#define NOMINMAX
+#endif
+
 #include <SDL_events.h>
 
 #include <OgreRenderWindow.h>