diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp
index 6ccc98e19..bc508ac4f 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ class binary_writer
             write_bson_entry_header(name, 0x10 /* int32 */);
             write_number<std::int32_t>(static_cast<std::int32_t>(j.m_data.m_value.number_unsigned), true);
         }
-        else if (j.m_data.m_value.number_unsigned <= static_cast<std::uint64_t>((std::numeric_limits<std::uint64_t>::max)()))
+        else if (j.m_data.m_value.number_unsigned <= std::numeric_limits<std::uint64_t>::max())
         {
             write_bson_entry_header(name, 0x11 /* uint64 */);
             write_number<std::uint64_t>(static_cast<std::uint64_t>(j.m_data.m_value.number_unsigned), true);