diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d44b70c..85fc8fe 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ TDECmdLineOptions options[] = { { "force-acpi-check", I18N_NOOP("Force a new che
 static const char version[] = "0.7.x (0.7.3)";
 bool trace = false;
 
-extern "C"
+extern "C" KDE_EXPORT
 int kdemain(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	TDEAboutData about("tdepowersave", I18N_NOOP("TDEPowersave"), version, description,