diff --git a/src/libCom/misc/dbDefs.h b/src/libCom/misc/dbDefs.h
index 2d022aeaf..83795236a 100644
--- a/src/libCom/misc/dbDefs.h
+++ b/src/libCom/misc/dbDefs.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
                 (sizeof (array) / sizeof ((array) [0]))
 #endif
 
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+
 #ifndef max
 #define max(x, y)       (((x) < (y)) ? (y) : (x))
 #endif
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@
 #define min(x, y)       (((x) < (y)) ? (x) : (y))
 #endif
 
+#endif
+
 #ifndef OFFSET
 #define OFFSET(structure, member)       /* byte offset of member in structure*/\
                 ((int) &(((structure *) 0) -> member))