diff --git a/client/config/polyesterconfig.cc b/client/config/polyesterconfig.cc
index 0a55b16..df1a5e7 100755
--- a/client/config/polyesterconfig.cc
+++ b/client/config/polyesterconfig.cc
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void polyesterConfig::defaults() {
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 extern "C" {
-    TQObject* allocate_config(TDEConfig* config, TQWidget* parent) {
+    KDE_EXPORT TQObject* allocate_config(TDEConfig* config, TQWidget* parent) {
         return (new polyesterConfig(config, parent));
     }
 }
diff --git a/client/polyester.cc b/client/polyester.cc
index edafebd..91c06fe 100755
--- a/client/polyester.cc
+++ b/client/polyester.cc
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const char default_right[] = "HIAX";
 static const uint TIMERINTERVAL = 25; // msec
 static const uint ANIMATIONSTEPS = 20;
 
-extern "C" KDecorationFactory* create_factory() {
+extern "C" KDE_EXPORT KDecorationFactory* create_factory() {
     return new polyester::polyesterFactory();
 }