diff --git a/lib/zstd.h b/lib/zstd.h
index c19496d0..a84490d9 100644
--- a/lib/zstd.h
+++ b/lib/zstd.h
@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@ ZSTDLIB_API size_t ZSTD_DStreamOutSize(void);   /*!< recommended size for output
 #define ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX_64   31
 #define ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX    ((unsigned)(sizeof(size_t) == 4 ? ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX_32 : ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX_64))
 #define ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MIN      10
-#define ZSTD_HASHLOG_MAX        MIN(ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX, 30)
+#define ZSTD_HASHLOG_MAX      ((ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX < 30) ? ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX : 30)
 #define ZSTD_HASHLOG_MIN         6
-#define ZSTD_CHAINLOG_MAX       MIN(ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX+1, 30)
+#define ZSTD_CHAINLOG_MAX     ((ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX < 29) ? ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX+1 : 30)
 #define ZSTD_CHAINLOG_MIN       ZSTD_HASHLOG_MIN
 #define ZSTD_HASHLOG3_MAX       17
 #define ZSTD_SEARCHLOG_MAX     (ZSTD_WINDOWLOG_MAX-1)
diff --git a/tests/fuzzer.c b/tests/fuzzer.c
index 0f82ee61..a27cc9b5 100644
--- a/tests/fuzzer.c
+++ b/tests/fuzzer.c
@@ -65,11 +65,18 @@ static UTIL_time_t g_displayClock = UTIL_TIME_INITIALIZER;
             { g_displayClock = UTIL_getTime(); DISPLAY(__VA_ARGS__); \
             if (g_displayLevel>=4) fflush(stderr); } }
 
-/*-*******************************************************
-*  Fuzzer functions
-*********************************************************/
+
 #undef MIN
 #undef MAX
+void FUZ_bug976(void)
+{   /* these constants shall not depend on MIN() macro */
+    assert(ZSTD_HASHLOG_MAX < 31);
+    assert(ZSTD_CHAINLOG_MAX < 31);
+}
+
+/*-*******************************************************
+*  Internal functions
+*********************************************************/
 #define MIN(a,b) ((a)<(b)?(a):(b))
 #define MAX(a,b) ((a)>(b)?(a):(b))