diff --git a/include/qore/intern/QC_HTTPClient.h b/include/qore/intern/QC_HTTPClient.h
index f9983f5d03..0c954561d5 100644
--- a/include/qore/intern/QC_HTTPClient.h
+++ b/include/qore/intern/QC_HTTPClient.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 DLLEXPORT extern qore_classid_t CID_HTTPCLIENT;
 DLLEXPORT extern QoreClass *QC_HTTPCLIENT;
-DLLEXPORT extern QoreClass *QC_SOCKET;
+DLLLOCAL extern QoreClass *QC_SOCKET;
 DLLLOCAL QoreClass *initHTTPClientClass(QoreNamespace& ns);
 
 class HTTPInfoRefHelper {