diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e758b5d..beda887 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ target_compile_features(geos_cxx_flags INTERFACE cxx_std_11)
 target_compile_options(geos_cxx_flags INTERFACE
 	"$<$<OR:$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:Clang>,$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:AppleClang>>:-ffp-contract=off>"
 	"$<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:GNU>:-ffp-contract=off>"
-	"$<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/fp:precise>"
+	"$<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:/fp:precise>"
+	"$<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:/wd4996>"
 	)
 
 # Use -ffloat-store for 32-bit builds (needed to make some tests pass)
@@ -227,10 +228,10 @@ target_compile_definitions(geos_cxx_flags
 
 target_compile_definitions(geos_developer_cxx_flags
   INTERFACE
-    $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE>
-    $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:_SCL_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE>
-    $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS>
-    $<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:NOMINMAX>)
+    "$<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE>"
+    "$<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:_SCL_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE>"
+    "$<$<BOOL:${MSVC}>:_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS>"
+    "$<$<BOOL:${WIN32}>:NOMINMAX>")
 
 target_compile_options(geos_developer_cxx_flags
   INTERFACE
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ option(VERSION_MINGW_SHARED_LIBS "Add version suffix to MinGW shared libraries"
 
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_compile_definitions(geos
-    PRIVATE $<IF:$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>,GEOS_DLL_EXPORT,DLL_EXPORT>)
+    PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${WIN32}>:GEOS_DLL_EXPORT>)
 
   set_target_properties(geos PROPERTIES VERSION ${GEOS_VERSION_NOPATCH})
   set_target_properties(geos PROPERTIES SOVERSION ${GEOS_VERSION_NOPATCH})
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ target_link_libraries(geos_c PRIVATE geos)
 
 if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
   target_compile_definitions(geos_c
-    PRIVATE $<IF:$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>,GEOS_DLL_EXPORT,DLL_EXPORT>)
+    PRIVATE $<$<BOOL:${WIN32}>:GEOS_DLL_EXPORT>)
 
   set_target_properties(geos_c PROPERTIES VERSION ${CAPI_VERSION})
   if(NOT WIN32 OR MINGW)
diff --git a/include/geos/algorithm/locate/IndexedPointInAreaLocator.h b/include/geos/algorithm/locate/IndexedPointInAreaLocator.h
index 7a647e4..52a29c9 100644
--- a/include/geos/algorithm/locate/IndexedPointInAreaLocator.h
+++ b/include/geos/algorithm/locate/IndexedPointInAreaLocator.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace locate { // geos::algorithm::locate
  * The index is lazy-loaded, which allows creating instances even if they are not used.
  *
  */
-class IndexedPointInAreaLocator : public PointOnGeometryLocator {
+class GEOS_DLL IndexedPointInAreaLocator : public PointOnGeometryLocator {
 private:
     struct SegmentView {
         SegmentView(const geom::Coordinate* p_p0, const geom::Coordinate* p_p1) : m_p0(p_p0) {
diff --git a/include/geos/export.h b/include/geos/export.h
index 1a26f8c..997fb4c 100644
--- a/include/geos/export.h
+++ b/include/geos/export.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #  if defined(GEOS_DLL_EXPORT)
 #    define GEOS_DLL   __declspec(dllexport)
 #  elif defined(GEOS_DLL_IMPORT)
-#    define GEOS_DLL   __declspec(dllimport)
+#    define GEOS_DLL   extern __declspec(dllimport)
 #  else
 #    define GEOS_DLL
 #  endif