diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a3f1a7..1cc7a1f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ if(BUILD_TUTORIALS)
 endif()
 
 set(AMQP-CPP_INCLUDE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
-set(AMQP-CPP_INCLUDE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
\ No newline at end of file
+set(AMQP-CPP_INCLUDE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+if (WIN32)
+    add_definitions(-DNOMINMAX -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
+endif()
diff --git a/amqpcpp.h b/amqpcpp.h
index 23f097c..a1ac8d5 100644
--- a/amqpcpp.h
+++ b/amqpcpp.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <functional>
 
 // base C include files
 #include <stdint.h>
diff --git a/src/includes.h b/src/includes.h
index 5759233..005239b 100644
--- a/src/includes.h
+++ b/src/includes.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <functional>
 
 // forward declarations
 #include "../include/classes.h"