diff --git a/src/mzscheme/src/jit.c b/src/mzscheme/src/jit.c
index a1aa42bc05..370cbcacf5 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/src/jit.c
+++ b/src/mzscheme/src/jit.c
@@ -2153,6 +2153,18 @@ static int generate_arith(mz_jit_state *jitter, Scheme_Object *rator, Scheme_Obj
 	jit_ori_l(JIT_R0, JIT_R2, 0x1);
 
 	mz_patch_ucbranch(refc);
+      } else if (arith == 9) {
+        /* min */
+        jit_insn *refc;
+        refc = jit_bltr_l(jit_forward(), JIT_R0, JIT_R1);
+        jit_movr_l(JIT_R0, JIT_R1);
+        mz_patch_branch(refc);
+      } else if (arith == 10) {
+        /* max */
+        jit_insn *refc;
+        refc = jit_bgtr_l(jit_forward(), JIT_R0, JIT_R1);
+        jit_movr_l(JIT_R0, JIT_R1);
+        mz_patch_branch(refc);
       }
     } else {
       /* Non-constant arg is in JIT_R0 */
@@ -2201,7 +2213,19 @@ static int generate_arith(mz_jit_state *jitter, Scheme_Object *rator, Scheme_Obj
 	} else if (arith == 7) {
 	  jit_notr_ul(JIT_R0, JIT_R0);
 	  jit_ori_ul(JIT_R0, JIT_R0, 0x1);
-	}
+	} else if (arith == 9) {
+          /* min */
+          jit_insn *refc;
+          refc = jit_blti_l(jit_forward(), JIT_R0, scheme_make_integer(v));
+          jit_movi_l(JIT_R0, scheme_make_integer(v));
+          mz_patch_branch(refc);
+        } else if (arith == 10) {
+          /* max */
+          jit_insn *refc;
+          refc = jit_bgti_l(jit_forward(), JIT_R0, scheme_make_integer(v));
+          jit_movi_l(JIT_R0, scheme_make_integer(v));
+          mz_patch_branch(refc);
+        }
       }
     }
     jit_patch_movi(ref, (_jit.x.pc));
@@ -2811,6 +2835,12 @@ static int generate_inlined_binary(mz_jit_state *jitter, Scheme_App3_Rec *app, i
     } else if (IS_NAMED_PRIM(rator, "-")) {
       generate_arith(jitter, rator, app->rand1, app->rand2, 2, -1, 0, 0, NULL, 1);
       return 1;
+    } else if (IS_NAMED_PRIM(rator, "min")) {
+      generate_arith(jitter, rator, app->rand1, app->rand2, 2, 9, 0, 0, NULL, 1);
+      return 1;
+    } else if (IS_NAMED_PRIM(rator, "max")) {
+      generate_arith(jitter, rator, app->rand1, app->rand2, 2, 10, 0, 0, NULL, 1);
+      return 1;
     } else if (IS_NAMED_PRIM(rator, "bitwise-and")) {
       generate_arith(jitter, rator, app->rand1, app->rand2, 2, 3, 0, 0, NULL, 1);
       return 1;
diff --git a/src/mzscheme/src/numcomp.c b/src/mzscheme/src/numcomp.c
index 9d4cc452f1..d3df542490 100644
--- a/src/mzscheme/src/numcomp.c
+++ b/src/mzscheme/src/numcomp.c
@@ -72,16 +72,13 @@ void scheme_init_numcomp(Scheme_Env *env)
   SCHEME_PRIM_PROC_FLAGS(p) |= SCHEME_PRIM_IS_UNARY_INLINED;
   scheme_add_global_constant("negative?", p, env);
 
-  scheme_add_global_constant("max", 
-			     scheme_make_folding_prim(sch_max,
-						      "max",
-						      1, -1, 1),
-			     env);
-  scheme_add_global_constant("min", 
-			     scheme_make_folding_prim(sch_min,
-						      "min",
-						      1, -1, 1),
-			     env);
+  p = scheme_make_folding_prim(sch_max, "max", 1, -1, 1);
+  SCHEME_PRIM_PROC_FLAGS(p) |= SCHEME_PRIM_IS_BINARY_INLINED;
+  scheme_add_global_constant("max", p, env);
+
+  p = scheme_make_folding_prim(sch_min, "min", 1, -1, 1);
+  SCHEME_PRIM_PROC_FLAGS(p) |= SCHEME_PRIM_IS_BINARY_INLINED;
+  scheme_add_global_constant("min", p, env);
 }
 
 /* Prototype needed for 3m conversion: */