diff --git a/include/libwebsockets.h b/include/libwebsockets.h
index 4bd6c0374..d900a44e0 100644
--- a/include/libwebsockets.h
+++ b/include/libwebsockets.h
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ typedef unsigned long long lws_intptr_t;
 #else
 #define LWS_EXTERN extern __declspec(dllimport)
 #endif
-#else
-#define LWS_EXTERN
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/lib/plat/windows/private-lib-plat-windows.h b/lib/plat/windows/private-lib-plat-windows.h
index b74475478..b8053bc20 100644
--- a/lib/plat/windows/private-lib-plat-windows.h
+++ b/lib/plat/windows/private-lib-plat-windows.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ struct lws_fd_hashtable {
 #define LWS_EXTERN extern __declspec(dllimport)
 #endif
 #else
-#define LWS_EXTERN
+#define LWS_EXTERN extern
 #endif
 
 typedef SOCKET lws_sockfd_type;