diff --git a/include/boost/pool/pool.hpp b/include/boost/pool/pool.hpp
index 12728a7..f6d9e6c 100644
--- a/include/boost/pool/pool.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/pool/pool.hpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class pool: protected simple_segregated_storage < typename UserAllocator::size_t
     size_type max_chunks() const
     { //! Calculated maximum number of memory chunks that can be allocated in a single call by this Pool.
       size_type POD_size = integer::static_lcm<sizeof(size_type), sizeof(void *)>::value + sizeof(size_type);
-      return (std::numeric_limits<size_type>::max() - POD_size) / alloc_size();
+      return ((std::numeric_limits<size_type>::max)() - POD_size) / alloc_size();
     }
 
     static void * & nextof(void * const ptr)
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index 3ec77ea..763af95 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ test-suite pool :
     [ run test_bug_6701.cpp ]
     [ run test_threading.cpp : : : <threading>multi <library>/boost/thread//boost_thread ]
     [ compile test_poisoned_macros.cpp ]
+    [ compile test_issue_49.cpp ]
     ;
 
 if [ os.environ VALGRIND_OPTS ]
diff --git a/test/test_issue_49.cpp b/test/test_issue_49.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f174b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_issue_49.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2022 Joel Pelaez Jorge
+*
+* Use, modification and distribution is subject to the
+* Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+* file LICENSE_1_0.txt or http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+*/
+
+// Test of issue #49 (https://github.com/boostorg/pool/issues/49)
+
+#if defined (_WIN32)
+# include <Windows.h>
+#endif
+#include <boost/pool/pool.hpp>
+
+int main()
+{
+  boost::pool<> p(1024);
+  return 0;
+}