diff --git a/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt b/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d97d27ea..280539ad 100644
--- a/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/spectrum/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ else ()
 target_link_libraries(spectrum2 transport spectrum2-xmpp-frontend spectrum2-slack-frontend ${SWIFTEN_LIBRARY} ${LOG4CXX_LIBRARIES} ${PROTOBUF_LIBRARY})
 endif()
 
+if (NOT MSVC)
+# export all symbols (used for loading frontends)
+set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-Wl,-export-dynamic")
+endif()
+
 INSTALL(TARGETS spectrum2 RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
 
 INSTALL(FILES