diff --git a/libevdev/libevdev-util.h b/libevdev/libevdev-util.h
index c6e1197..56881a6 100644
--- a/libevdev/libevdev-util.h
+++ b/libevdev/libevdev-util.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #undef min
 #undef max
+#ifdef __GNUC__
 #define min(a,b) \
 		({ __typeof__ (a) _a = (a); \
 	          __typeof__ (b) _b = (b); \
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@
 	          __typeof__ (b) _b = (b); \
 		_a > _b ? _a : _b; \
 		})
+#else
+#define min(a,b) ((a) > (b) ? (b) : (a))
+#define max(a,b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
+#endif
 
 static inline bool
 startswith(const char *str, size_t len, const char *prefix, size_t plen)