--- a/mongoc/mongoc-macros.h
+++ b/mongoc/mongoc-macros.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #elif defined(MONGOC_COMPILATION)
 #define MONGOC_API __declspec(dllexport)
 #else
-#define MONGOC_API __declspec(dllimport)
+#define MONGOC_API
 #endif
 #define MONGOC_CALL __cdecl