diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a41dbf..a95fc2e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES ".*Clang")
 endif ()
 
 if (MSCV)
-    target_compile_options(_quicktex '/DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN=1' '/DNOMINMAX=1') # prevent windows macros from stepping on everything
+    target_compile_options(_quicktex '/DUTEST_USE_OLD_QPC=1') # prevent windows macros from stepping on everything
 endif()
 
 message("RELEASE FLAGS=${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")