diff --git a/BGL/test/BGL/CMakeLists.txt b/BGL/test/BGL/CMakeLists.txt
index da8baf25ccb..4f76ac1664e 100644
--- a/BGL/test/BGL/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/BGL/test/BGL/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ if (VTK_FOUND)
 
     if(VTK_LIBRARIES)
       target_link_libraries(test_bgl_read_write PRIVATE ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
-      target_compile_definitions(test_bgl_read_write PRIVATE -DCGAL_USE_VTK)
+      target_compile_definitions(test_bgl_read_write PRIVATE -DCGAL_USE_VTK -DNOMINMAX)
       target_link_libraries(test_deprecated_io PRIVATE ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
-      target_compile_definitions(test_deprecated_io PRIVATE -DCGAL_USE_VTK)
+      target_compile_definitions(test_deprecated_io PRIVATE -DCGAL_USE_VTK -DNOMINMAX)
     else()
       message(STATUS "Tests that use VTK will not be compiled.")
     endif()
diff --git a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/IO/CMakeLists.txt b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/IO/CMakeLists.txt
index d7ed3ec6bb8..bfe4bee7b74 100644
--- a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/IO/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/IO/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if(VTK_FOUND)
       polyhedron_demo_plugin(vtk_plugin VTK_io_plugin KEYWORDS Viewer Mesh_3)
       target_link_libraries(vtk_plugin PUBLIC scene_surface_mesh_item scene_polylines_item scene_c3t3_item scene_points_with_normal_item
                                        ${VTK_LIBRARIES})
-      target_compile_definitions(vtk_plugin  PRIVATE -DCGAL_USE_VTK)
+      target_compile_definitions(vtk_plugin  PRIVATE -DCGAL_USE_VTK -DNOMINMAX)
     else()
       message(
         STATUS
diff --git a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
index 89d05476c46..d60aeb2f6d0 100644
--- a/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Polyhedron/demo/Polyhedron/Plugins/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if(Boost_FILESYSTEM_FOUND)
     KEYWORDS Viewer Mesh_3)
   target_link_libraries(io_image_plugin PUBLIC scene_image_item ${VTK_LIBRARIES} CGAL::CGAL_ImageIO)
   if(VTK_LIBRARIES)
-    target_compile_definitions(io_image_plugin PRIVATE CGAL_USE_VTK)
+    target_compile_definitions(io_image_plugin PRIVATE -DCGAL_USE_VTK -DNOMINMAX)
   endif()
   if(TARGET Boost::filesystem)
     target_link_libraries(io_image_plugin PUBLIC Boost::filesystem