diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8517ea6..b53071ea 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -242,9 +242,6 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     endif ()
     add_library(spdlog SHARED ${VERSION_RC})
     target_compile_definitions(spdlog PUBLIC SPDLOG_SHARED_LIB)
-    set_target_properties(spdlog PROPERTIES
-            CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden
-            VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN ON)
 
     if (MSVC)
         # disable dlls related warnings on msvc
@@ -254,6 +251,9 @@ if (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 else ()
     add_library(spdlog STATIC)
 endif ()
+
+set_target_properties(spdlog PROPERTIES CXX_VISIBILITY_PRESET hidden VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN ON)
+
 add_library(spdlog::spdlog ALIAS spdlog)
 target_sources(spdlog PRIVATE ${SPDLOG_SRCS})
 target_sources(
diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 07f09a63..b34fd79f 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
         #define SPDLOG_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
     #endif
 #else  // !defined(SPDLOG_SHARED_LIB)
-    #define SPDLOG_API
+    #if defined(_WIN32)
+        #define SPDLOG_API
+    #else
+        #define SPDLOG_API __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+    #endif
 #endif
 
 #define SPDLOG_FMT_RUNTIME(format_string) fmt::runtime(format_string)