diff --git a/src/pacman/util.h b/src/pacman/util.h
index 9112633f..8db1d8ab 100644
--- a/src/pacman/util.h
+++ b/src/pacman/util.h
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
 #define _n(str1, str2, ct) (char *)(ct == 1 ? str1 : str2)
 #endif
 
+/* Macro to determine minimal value */
+#define PACMAN_MIN(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (b) : (a))
+/* Macro to determine maximum value */
+#define PACMAN_MAX(a, b) ((a) > (b) ? (a) : (b))
+
 typedef struct _pm_target_t {
 	alpm_pkg_t *remove;
 	alpm_pkg_t *install;