diff --git a/bson-macros.h b/bson-macros.h
index 909bf6c..0a1f612 100644
--- a/bson-macros.h
+++ b/bson-macros.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 #elif defined(BSON_COMPILATION)
 #define BSON_API __declspec(dllexport)
 #else
-#define BSON_API __declspec(dllimport)
+#define BSON_API
 #endif
 #define BSON_CALL __cdecl
 
