diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index febec91b..76c69b39 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #ifndef NCMPCPP_WINDOW_H
 #define NCMPCPP_WINDOW_H
 
+#define NCURSES_NOMACROS 1
+
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include "curses.h"
@@ -39,10 +41,6 @@
 # define BUTTON5_PRESSED (1U << 27)
 #endif // NCURSES_MOUSE_VERSION == 1
 
-// undefine macros with colliding names
-#undef border
-#undef scroll
-
 /// NC namespace provides set of easy-to-use
 /// wrappers over original curses library.
 namespace NC {