diff --git a/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/gmock-internal-utils.h b/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/gmock-internal-utils.h
index c43dac06..3e858e70 100644
--- a/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/gmock-internal-utils.h
+++ b/googlemock/include/gmock/internal/gmock-internal-utils.h
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class WithoutMatchers {
 };
 
 // Internal use only: access the singleton instance of WithoutMatchers.
-WithoutMatchers GetWithoutMatchers();
+GTEST_API_ WithoutMatchers GetWithoutMatchers();
 
 // TODO(wan@google.com): group all type utilities together.
 
diff --git a/googlemock/src/gmock-internal-utils.cc b/googlemock/src/gmock-internal-utils.cc
index ce75a5f6..77caf2bc 100644
--- a/googlemock/src/gmock-internal-utils.cc
+++ b/googlemock/src/gmock-internal-utils.cc
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ GTEST_API_ void Log(LogSeverity severity, const std::string& message,
   std::cout << ::std::flush;
 }
 
-WithoutMatchers GetWithoutMatchers() { return WithoutMatchers(); }
+GTEST_API_ WithoutMatchers GetWithoutMatchers() { return WithoutMatchers(); }
 
 GTEST_API_ void IllegalDoDefault(const char* file, int line) {
   internal::Assert(