diff --git a/inst/include/RcppCommon.h b/inst/include/RcppCommon.h
index ae389a829..252c5f840 100644
--- a/inst/include/RcppCommon.h
+++ b/inst/include/RcppCommon.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace Rcpp {
 #include <Rcpp/complex.h>
 #include <Rcpp/barrier.h>
 
-#define RcppExport extern "C"
+#define RcppExport extern "C" attribute_visible
 
 #include <Rcpp/exceptions.h>