diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 53b533b7efd..d3ff2a6ba93 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2332,6 +2332,8 @@ ia64*-hpux*)
     AC_DEFINE(HW_THREADS)
     AC_DEFINE(STDC_HEADERS)
     AC_DEFINE(WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
+    dnl See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/143208 to use STL
+    AC_DEFINE(NOMINMAX)
     TARGET_MD_ARCH=win32
     _PLATFORM_DEFAULT_TOOLKIT='cairo-windows'
     BIN_SUFFIX='.exe'