diff --git a/src/entt/container/dense_map.hpp b/src/entt/container/dense_map.hpp
index 50e355e9b..bd941819b 100644
--- a/src/entt/container/dense_map.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/container/dense_map.hpp
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ public:
             sparse.first().resize(sz);
 
             for(auto &&elem: sparse.first()) {
-                elem = std::numeric_limits<size_type>::max();
+                elem = (std::numeric_limits<size_type>::max)();
             }
 
             for(size_type pos{}, last = size(); pos < last; ++pos) {
diff --git a/src/entt/container/dense_set.hpp b/src/entt/container/dense_set.hpp
index d2fb30490..04efc9fe3 100644
--- a/src/entt/container/dense_set.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/container/dense_set.hpp
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ public:
             sparse.first().resize(sz);
 
             for(auto &&elem: sparse.first()) {
-                elem = std::numeric_limits<size_type>::max();
+                elem = (std::numeric_limits<size_type>::max)();
             }
 
             for(size_type pos{}, last = size(); pos < last; ++pos) {