diff --git a/libexslt/exsltexports.h b/libexslt/exsltexports.h
index 381567e0a..5088e0ec4 100644
--- a/libexslt/exsltexports.h
+++ b/libexslt/exsltexports.h
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
   #undef EXSLTPUBVAR
   #undef EXSLTCALL
   #if defined(IN_LIBEXSLT) && !defined(LIBEXSLT_STATIC)
-    #define EXSLTPUBFUN __declspec(dllexport)
-    #define EXSLTPUBVAR __declspec(dllexport)
+    #define EXSLTPUBFUN extern __declspec(dllexport)
+    #define EXSLTPUBVAR extern __declspec(dllexport)
   #else
     #define EXSLTPUBFUN
     #if !defined(LIBEXSLT_STATIC)
diff --git a/libxslt/xsltexports.h b/libxslt/xsltexports.h
index 99b6ac387..bbc556fb6 100644
--- a/libxslt/xsltexports.h
+++ b/libxslt/xsltexports.h
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
   #undef XSLTPUBVAR
   #undef XSLTCALL
   #if defined(IN_LIBXSLT) && !defined(LIBXSLT_STATIC)
-    #define XSLTPUBFUN __declspec(dllexport)
-    #define XSLTPUBVAR __declspec(dllexport)
+    #define XSLTPUBFUN extern __declspec(dllexport)
+    #define XSLTPUBVAR extern __declspec(dllexport)
   #else
     #define XSLTPUBFUN
     #if !defined(LIBXSLT_STATIC)