diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.h
index fea8da62d..d83f64c48 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Config.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 /*
  * global structure that holds the result of parsing the config file
  */
-extern _X_EXPORT XF86ConfigPtr xf86configptr;
+extern XF86ConfigPtr xf86configptr;
 #endif
 
 typedef enum _ConfigStatus {