diff --git a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/sys/param.h b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/sys/param.h
index 55fe45d71..b358734a3 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/sys/arm/sys/param.h
+++ b/newlib/libc/sys/arm/sys/param.h
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@
 # define PATHSIZE (1024)
 #endif
 
+#define MAX(a,b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
+#define MIN(a,b) ((a) < (b) ? (a) : (b))
+
 #endif