diff --git a/include/begin_code.h b/include/begin_code.h
index 04e78c6..16464f5 100644
--- a/include/begin_code.h
+++ b/include/begin_code.h
@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@
 #   else
 #    define DECLSPEC    __declspec(dllimport)
 #   endif
-#  else
+#  elif defined(SDL2_EXPORTS)
 #   define DECLSPEC __declspec(dllexport)
+#  else
+#   define DECLSPEC
 #  endif
 # else
 #  if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 4