diff --git a/src/kbibtex_part.cpp b/src/kbibtex_part.cpp
index e655c58..fdbb904 100644
--- a/src/kbibtex_part.cpp
+++ b/src/kbibtex_part.cpp
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ TDEInstance* KBibTeXPartFactory::instance()
 
 extern "C"
 {
-    void* init_libkbibtexpart()
+    KDE_EXPORT void* init_libkbibtexpart()
     {
         return new KBibTeXPartFactory;
     }