diff --git a/Polynomial/include/CGAL/Polynomial/subresultants.h b/Polynomial/include/CGAL/Polynomial/subresultants.h
index 6a2b65d44a5..5589ee0e3af 100644
--- a/Polynomial/include/CGAL/Polynomial/subresultants.h
+++ b/Polynomial/include/CGAL/Polynomial/subresultants.h
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ namespace CGAL {
     typename Polynomial_traits_d::Get_coefficient coeff;
 
     std::vector<Polynomial> sres;
-    int q = std::min(degree(Q),degree(P));
+    int q = (std::min)(degree(Q),degree(P));
     
     CGAL::internal::prs_polynomial_subresultants<Polynomial_traits_d>
         (P,Q,std::back_inserter(sres));