diff --git a/components/debug/debugging.cpp b/components/debug/debugging.cpp
index 7aa7a127a..2d05fbc55 100644
--- a/components/debug/debugging.cpp
+++ b/components/debug/debugging.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 #include <components/crashcatcher/crashcatcher.hpp>
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#   undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#   define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#   include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace Debug
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/components/debug/debugging.hpp b/components/debug/debugging.hpp
index bf9fbd38c..81b01d055 100644
--- a/components/debug/debugging.hpp
+++ b/components/debug/debugging.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 
 #include "debuglog.hpp"
 
+#if defined _WIN32 && defined _DEBUG
+#   undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#   define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#   include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace Debug
 {
     // ANSI colors for terminal
@@ -47,11 +53,7 @@ namespace Debug
     bool attachParentConsole();
 #endif
 
-#if defined(_WIN32) && defined(_DEBUG)
-#ifndef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN 1
-#endif // !WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#include <Windows.h>
+#if defined _WIN32 && defined _DEBUG
     class DebugOutput : public DebugOutputBase
     {
     public: